English Explanatory Dictionary

Baraita

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various Jewish traditions that are not included in the Mishnah.

Word forms

Baraita Baraitas Baraitot Baraitha Beraita Braita Baraysa

Etymology

Aramaic baraita, an extraneous teaching. The word appears in the feminine (baraita rather than bara'ah), because it is actually short for matnita baraita, external Mishnah or teaching (and matnita is feminine).

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