melamed

or me·lam·med

[ Sephardic Hebrew muh-lah-med; Ashkenazic Hebrew muh-lah-mid ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural me·lam·dim [m, uh, -lahm-, deem, m, uh, -, lahm, -dim].

1. a teacher in a Jewish school, especially a heder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of melamed¹

məlammēd literally, teacher

Example Sentences

If so, it would behoove Yaalon, and Melamed, to reveal the details of their conversations.

From The Daily Beast

Reb Peretz concluded the reading of Reb Feive's letter by good naturedly calling him "foolish melamed."

From Project Gutenberg