heder

[ khey-duh r; English khey-der, -hey- ]
/ ˈxeɪ dər; English ˈxeɪ dər, -ˈheɪ- /

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

(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).

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hectostere, hecuba, hedda gabler, heddle, hedenbergite, heder, hedera, hedge, hedge apple, hedge fund, hedge garlic
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British Dictionary definitions for heder

heder
/ Hebrew (ˈxɛdɛr, English ˈheɪdə) /

noun plural hadarim (xadaˈriːm)

a variant spelling of cheder
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