Inflected forms: pl. Mid·rash·im (md-rôshm, mdrä-shm) Any of a group of Jewish commentaries on the Hebrew Scriptures compiled between a.d. 400 and 1200 and based on exegesis, parable, and haggadic legend.
ETYMOLOGY:
Hebrew midr, commentary, explanation, Midrash, from dra, to seek, study. See dr in Appendix II.