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).

Nearby words

Also cheder.

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Examples from the Web for heder

The boys came to heder before nine in the morning, and remained until eight or nine in the evening.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
The heder was the only beginning allowable for a boy in Polotzk, and to heder Joseph must go.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
These developed later into the ivy leaf , or heder distinguentes.
Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering|Edward Johnston
Joseph 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

Promptly when custom prescribed, Pinchus, the petted only son, was sent to heder.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin

British Dictionary definitions for heder

heder

/ Hebrew (ˈxɛdɛr, English ˈheɪdə) /

noun plural hadarim (xadaˈriːm)

a variant spelling of cheder

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