cheder

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

/ ˈxeɪ dər; English ˈxeɪ dər, ˈheɪ- /

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

heder.

Nearby words

checkwriter, checky, cheddar, cheddar pink, cheddite, cheder, chee-chee, cheechako, cheek, cheek by jowl, cheek muscle

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Examples from the Web for cheder

The other poor children had to go to Cheder, "they must have something hot," but I often went hungry.
Stories and Pictures|Isaac Loeb Peretz
How did he look when he was a child, ran about barefoot, went to "Cheder," and was beaten by his teacher?
Jewish Children|Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich
He was the biggest, oldest, and wealthiest boy in the "Cheder."
Jewish Children|Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich
Why is it that when I come from "cheder," and do not find Busie I cannot eat?
Jewish Children|Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich

At the age of five, the Jewish lad was sent to cheder and his young years devoted to the study of the Bible.
Rabbi and Priest|Milton Goldsmith

British Dictionary definitions for cheder

cheder

heder

/ Hebrew (ˈxɛdɛr, English ˈheɪdə) /

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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