melamed

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[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A teacher of elementary Hebrew in a cheder.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in Israel Zangwill (1864–1926), writer and advocate of Jewish causes. From Hebrew mĕlammēḏ teacher, active participle of limmēḏ to teach from lāmaḏ to learn




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