דְּרַש

דְּרַשch. same. Targ. Jer. 48:26, someed., ידרשון, v. דְּשַׁש. Targ. Jud. 5:9.Succ.51b bot. קרא אשכחו ודָרוּש they found a Bible verse and interpreted it. Arakh.30b איכא למִידְרְשִׁינְהוּוכ׳ it may be interpreted in favor of a lenient practice Sot.21a דַּרְשַׁיה … להאי קרא R. … interpreted this verse. Ib. מאי דָרוּש what verse did they interpret (to guide them in their action)?Bets.28a דַּרְשִׁינָן משמך we taught in thy name. Yeb.94a הוה ליה … למִידְרַשוכ׳ R. El. might have given a valuable interpretation , v. מַרְגְּנִיתָא. Lev. R. s. 9 עד דיחסל מִמִּדְרַש until he ended his lecture. Ber.28a נִדְרֹוש מרוכ׳ shall this teacher lecture one Sabbath, and the other ? Ib. לִדְרֹושר׳ (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note); a. v. fr.דָּרֵיש lecturer. Y.Yeb.XIV, 13a top ד׳ ודייןוכ׳ to serve as lecturer, judge Ithpe. אִידְּרִיש to be interpreted. Ber63a האי קרא … מִדְּרִישוכ׳ this verse (Ps. 119:126) can be interpreted in its regular order (it is time to work , because people neglect the law) or in inverted order (the teachers ignore the letter of the law, because it is time to work for the Lord by guarding its spirit); ib. 60a; Snh.70a.