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What do the words Mishnayos, Gemara, & Torah literally mean?

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  • Why don't you check it on WIKI first? Is that something that WIKI doesn't answer?
    – Al Berko
    Nov 5, 2019 at 16:50
  • Did you mean to ask about the etymologies of these names?
    – Double AA ♦
    Nov 5, 2019 at 17:07
  • Partial dupe: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/101546
    – DonielF
    Nov 5, 2019 at 18:40

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  • Mishna (plural: mishnayot): "study by repetition", from the verb shanah שנה (Wiki)
  • Gemara: from the Aramaic verb gamar, study (Wiki)
  • Torah: "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law" (Wiki)
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  • Good explanations. There is a nuance that "Torah" also means "guidance", but, I think that nuance is somewhat implied by the definition of "instruction".
    – DanF
    Nov 6, 2019 at 15:31

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