beth hamidrash

noun

beth ha·​mi·​drash

ˌbāth-ˌhä-mi-ˈdräsh,

ˌbāth-hä-ˈmi-ˌdräsh,

ˌbāt-,

ˌbās-

variants or bet hamidrash

ˌbāt-ˌhä-mi-ˈdräsh,

ˌbāt-hä-ˈmi-ˌdräsh,

ˌbās-

: a hall or school where Jews especially in eastern Europe study the Bible, the Talmud, and later Hebrew literature

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew bēth hammidhrāsh, literally, house of study

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