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Talmud-wise, the word gemara is to completion as what word is to repetition?



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Answer: mishnah

The Talmud is a sacred Jewish book that contains: (1) the Mishnah, a collection of traditional Hebrew precepts, and (2) the Gemara, a commentary on the former. The word Mishnah means "repetition" in Hebrew, whereas the word Gemara means "commentary" in Hebrew.


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