cheder

[ khey-duhr; English khey-der, hey- ]
noun,plural cha·da·rim [khuh-dah-rim], /xəˈdɑ rɪm/, English che·ders.Yiddish.

  1. heder.

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British Dictionary definitions for cheder

cheder

heder

/ Hebrew (ˈxɛdɛr, English ˈheɪdə) /

nounplural chadarim (xadaˈriːm) or English cheders Judaism

  1. (in Western countries) elementary religious education classes, usually outside normal school hours

  2. more traditionally, a full-time elementary religious school

  1. informal a place of corrective instruction; prison

Origin of cheder

1
literally: room

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