amora
/əˈmɔrə/
noun
- A Jewish scholar in the period of the Talmud (c. 200–500 CE) who commented on the Mishnah.
- Many amora lived in Babylon and Palestine during the Talmudic era.
- The teachings of this amora are still studied in yeshivas today.
- The amora explained the difficult passage from the Mishnah to his students.