Aggadah

noun

Ag·​ga·​dah ə-ˈgä-də 

-ˈgȯ-;

ˌä-gä-ˈdä

plural Aggadot ə-ˈgä-ˌdōt 

-ˌdōth,

-ˌdōs

: ancient Jewish lore forming especially the nonlegal part of the Talmud

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic aggādhāh & Mishnaic Hebrew haggādhāh, literally, "telling, tale, lesson"

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above