Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beth hamidrash

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beth hamidrash
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Jewish house of study where the study of the Torah is undertaken.

Etymology

From Hebrew בית המדרש, from Hebrew בית (bet, “house of”) + המדרש [ ה־ (ha-, “the”) + מדרש (midrash, “Midrash”) ].

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: בית מדרש, בית

Inflected Forms

batei hamidrash (plural) beth midrash (alternative) beit midrash (alternative)

Questions

What does beth hamidrash mean?: A Jewish house of study where the study of the Torah is undertaken.
Where does beth hamidrash come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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