beth hasepher

noun

beth ha·​se·​pher

ˌbāth-ˌhä-ˈsā-fər,

ˌbāt-,

ˌbās-

variants or bet hasefer

ˌbāt-ˌhä-ˈsā-fər,

ˌbās-

: a Jewish elementary school

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew bēth hassēpher house of the book

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