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a·mo·ra 
[uh-mawr-uh, uh-mohr-uh] Pronunciation Key
[uh-mawr-uh, uh-mohr-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural a·mo·ra·im
[ah-maw-rah-im, ah-moh-] Pronunciation Key. (often initial capital letter) Judaism.
[ah-maw-rah-im, ah-moh-] Pronunciation Key. (often initial capital letter) Judaism. | one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras. |
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| amora | |
noun | |
| one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments |
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