Heb., “repetition,” the codification of Jewish law and practice put into its final form around 200 c.e. It is a written compilation of orally transmitted legal teachings covering all aspects of Jewish law, and elaborates the details of many things treated only cursorily in biblical law in addition to addressing a number of entirely new matters. It is arranged in six orders that, in turn, are divided into tractates; edited by Rabbi Judah haNasi, Palestine. It is the first document containing the oral law of the Jewish people, and during the succeeding 300 years, commentaries known as the Gemara were written which were then joined with the Mishnah to form the Talmud.