Aggadah

[Seph. Heb. ah-gah-dah; Ashk. Heb. uh-gah-duh]

Ag·ga·dah

[Seph. Heb. ah-gah-dah; Ashk. Heb. uh-gah-duh]
noun
the nonlegal or narrative material, as parables, maxims, or anecdotes, in the Talmud and other rabbinical literature, serving either to illustrate the meaning or purpose of the law, custom, or Biblical passage being discussed or to introduce a different, unrelated topic.
Also, Ag·ga·da, Agada, Haggadah.


Origin:
< Hebrew haggādhāh, derivative of higgīdh to narrate; see Haggadah

Ag·gad·ic, ag·gad·ic [uh-gad-ik, uh-gah-dik] , adjective
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Aggadah is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Aggadah (əɡəˈda, əˈɡadəta)
 
n , pl Aggadoth
1.  a.  a homiletic passage of the Talmud
 b.  collectively, the homiletic part of traditional Jewish literature, as contrasted with Halacha, consisting of elaborations on the biblical narratives or tales from the lives of the ancient Rabbis
2.  any traditional homiletic interpretation of scripture
 
[from Hebrew]

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