'Midrash' definitions:
Definition of 'Midrash'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text
Definition of 'Midrash'
From: GCIDE
- Midrash \Mid*rash"\, n.; pl. Midrashim, Midrashoth. [Heb., explanation.] A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it. [1913 Webster]