heder
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
(in the U.S.) Talmud Torah (def. 2).
- Also cheder.
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How to use heder in a sentence
Non vincant heder bracchia flexiles, Conch non superent oscula dulcia, Emanet pariter sudor et ossibus Grato murmure ab intimis.
Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects | Giorgio VasariIs it credible that a Clarendon Press editor should be ignorant that ivydoctarum heder prmia frontiumis the emblem of the poet?
Ephemera Critica | John Churton CollinsThe boys came to heder before nine in the morning, and remained until eight or nine in the evening.
The Promised Land | Mary AntinFive years old when he entered heder, at eleven he was already a yeshibah bahur—a student in the seminary.
The Promised Land | Mary AntinJoseph was the best Jewish boy that ever was born, but he hated to go to heder, so he had to be whipped, of course.
The Promised Land | Mary Antin
British Dictionary definitions for heder
/ Hebrew (ˈxɛdɛr, English ˈheɪdə) /
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