'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]