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melamed

or me·lam·med

[ Sephardic Hebrew muh-lah-med; Ashkenazic Hebrew muh-lah-mid ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew mə lɑˈmɛd; Ashkenazic Hebrew məˈlɑ mɪd /
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noun, plural me·lam·dim [Sephardic Hebrew muh-lahm-deem; Ashkenazic Hebrew muh-lahm-dim]. /Sephardic Hebrew mə lɑmˈdim; Ashkenazic Hebrew məˈlɑm dɪm/. Hebrew.
a teacher in a Jewish school, especially a heder.
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Origin of melamed

məlammēd literally, teacher
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