According to legend, the French composer Alkan was killed by a collapsing bookcase when he tried to reach for the Talmud, a holy Jewish book, in the study in his house.
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Talmud
/ˈtɑlmʊd/
Synonyms for "talmud" (31 found)
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analytic traditiondebate tradition
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Noun(7 words)
oral lawrabbinic corpusrabbinic discourserabbinic literaturerabbinic texttalmudic corpustalmudic literature
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6 entriesTalmud studyTalmudic debateTalmudic lawTalmudic literatureTalmudic scholarshipTalmudic tractates
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Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, and Raphael are the four archangels mentioned in the Talmud.
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Iraqi Jews wrote the Talmud.
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The Talmud is one of Judaism's holy books.
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