MELAMED
Melamed
Melamed, Melammed is a term which in Biblical times denoted a religious teacher or instructor in general, but which in the Talmudic period was applied especially to a teacher of children, and was almost invariably followed by the word "tinokot" . The Aramean equivalent was "makre dardeke" .The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Melamed
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