cheder

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Yiddish חדר (kheyder), from Hebrew חדר (khéder, room).

Noun

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cheder (plural cheders or chederim or chedarim or chadarim or chadorim)

  1. (education, Judaism) An elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew.
    • 2006, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage, published 2007, page 51:
      A businessman in New York who happened to be in the Midlands at the time was so impressed by Asher's methods that he was funding him to set up a string of chederim – Sunday schools for Jews – all over the United States.

Translations

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Anagrams

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Ladin

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Noun

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cheder m (plural cheders)

  1. ambit, scope

Polish

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cheder

Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew חֶדֶר (khéder).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.dɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛdɛr
  • Syllabification: che‧der
  • Homophone: heder

Noun

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cheder m inan (related adjective chederowy)

  1. (education, Judaism) cheder (elementary school for Jewish children, teaching basic Judaism and Hebrew)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • cheder in Polish dictionaries at PWN