chadarim

[khuh-dah-rim]

noun Yiddish.

plural of cheder.

cheder

[khey-duh r; English khey-der, hey-]

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

heder.

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British Dictionary definitions for chadarim

cheder

heder

noun plural chadarim (xadaˈriːm) or English cheders Judaism

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

more traditionally, a full-time elementary religious school

informal a place of corrective instruction; prison

Word Origin for cheder

literally: room

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