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melamed

melamed noun: a religious teacher or instructor in general, especially in the Talmudic period.

Noun

melamed (plural melamdim)

  1. (Judaism, historical) A religious teacher or instructor in general, especially in the Talmudic period.
  2. (Orthodox Judaism) A rabbi who serves as a religious teacher of children.

Proper noun capitalized: Melamed

Melamed (plural Melameds)

  1. A surname.

Forms of melamed

Noun
pluralmelamdim
Proper noun
pluralMelameds

Origin of melamed

Borrowed from Hebrew מְלַמֶד (“teacher”).

Questions about melamed

What does melamed mean?
Melamed means a religious teacher or instructor in general, especially in the Talmudic period.
What part of speech is melamed?
Melamed can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of melamed?
The plural of melamed is melamdim.

Words near melamed in the dictionary

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