(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:02:43

Hag*ga"da (?), n.; pl. Haggadoth (#). [Rabbinic haggadha, fr. Heb. higgidh to relate.]

A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament.

[Written also hagada.]

See also nishtana.

 

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