Amoreann.adj.

Brit.

/əˈmɔːrɪən/, U.S.

/əˈmɔriən/

Forms: 1700s– Amorean, 1700s– Amoraean.

Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew, combined with an English element. Etymons: Hebrew 'ămōrā , -ean suffix.

Etymology: < post-biblical Hebrew 'ămōrā Amora n. + -ean suffix. Compare earlier Amora n. With use as adjective compare earlier Amoraic adj.

Jewish History.

A. n.

Any of the Jewish scholars in Palestine and Babylon who interpreted the Mishnah between the 2nd and 5th centuries c.e. until the completion of the Talmud; = Amora n. Usually in plural.

ΚΠ

1725 T. Lewis Origines Hebrææ IV. vii. xxxii. 179 The Amorajim, or Amoreans, that is, Commentators, began a new Explication of Traditions.

1797 Encycl. Brit. I. 625/2 Amoræans, a sect or order of gemaric doctors, or commentators on the Jerusalem Talmud... They..were succeeded by the Seburæans.

1890 Union Seminary Mag. Nov. 165 The Tannaim were followed by the Amoreans or ‘speakers’..; and these in turn by the Saboreans.

1991 B. D. Spinks Sanctus in Eucharistic Prayer vi. 110 The rules for these Statutory prayers were not laid down until the third-century CE Rabbis, the Amoreans.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Amoreans. Somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1873 J. K. Gutheim tr. H. Graetz Hist. Jews from Downfall of Jewish State to Concl. Talmud Pref. p. x A second edition of the History of the Talmudic, i.e., the Tanaïtic and Amorean period [Ger. amoräischen Zeitepoche] may..appear the more opportune.

1932 A. H. Dirksen New Test. Concept of Metanoia ii. ii. 142 The Amorean sources quoted reproduce old Baraithas and consequently embody Tannaitic teaching.

2008 Jrnl. Qur'anic Stud. 10 110 Horowitz reasoned that the isnād..was based on a model used within Jewish schools in the Talmudic period (Amoraean era).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amorean
释义	Amoreann.adj. Brit. /əˈmɔːrɪən/, U.S. /əˈmɔriən/ Forms: 1700s– Amorean, 1700s– Amoraean. Origin: A borrowing from Hebrew, combined with an English element. Etymons: Hebrew 'ămōrā , -ean suffix. Etymology: < post-biblical Hebrew 'ămōrā Amora n. + -ean suffix. Compare earlier Amora n. With use as adjective compare earlier Amoraic adj. Jewish History. A. n. Any of the Jewish scholars in Palestine and Babylon who interpreted the Mishnah between the 2nd and 5th centuries c.e. until the completion of the Talmud; = Amora n. Usually in plural. ΚΠ 1725 T. Lewis Origines Hebrææ IV. vii. xxxii. 179 The Amorajim, or Amoreans, that is, Commentators, began a new Explication of Traditions. 1797 Encycl. Brit. I. 625/2 Amoræans, a sect or order of gemaric doctors, or commentators on the Jerusalem Talmud... They..were succeeded by the Seburæans. 1890 Union Seminary Mag. Nov. 165 The Tannaim were followed by the Amoreans or ‘speakers’..; and these in turn by the Saboreans. 1991 B. D. Spinks Sanctus in Eucharistic Prayer vi. 110 The rules for these Statutory prayers were not laid down until the third-century CE Rabbis, the Amoreans. B. adj. Of or relating to the Amoreans. Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1873 J. K. Gutheim tr. H. Graetz Hist. Jews from Downfall of Jewish State to Concl. Talmud Pref. p. x A second edition of the History of the Talmudic, i.e., the Tanaïtic and Amorean period [Ger. amoräischen Zeitepoche] may..appear the more opportune. 1932 A. H. Dirksen New Test. Concept of Metanoia ii. ii. 142 The Amorean sources quoted reproduce old Baraithas and consequently embody Tannaitic teaching. 2008 Jrnl. Qur'anic Stud. 10 110 Horowitz reasoned that the isnād..was based on a model used within Jewish schools in the Talmudic period (Amoraean era). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1725
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