Gemara

This term refers specifically to the expansive rabbinic analysis and legal discussions that supplement the Mishnah. It is a technical term within Jewish scholarship and is almost exclusively used in religious, academic, or theological contexts. Because it refers to a specific body of literature, it is treated as a proper noun in many contexts, though it may appear in lowercase when referring to the genre of commentary.

As a proper name for a specific sacred text, the word is typically used as an uncountable noun. One does not usually refer to multiple gemaras unless discussing different versions or manuscripts of the text; instead, scholars refer to "passages," "tractates," or "sections" of the Gemara to denote specific parts of the work.