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Where does “beth hamidrash” come from?

beth hamidrash (English) comes from Hebrew בית, from English byte, from English bite, from Middle English biten, from Old English betēon, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan — to pull, to draw; to lead.

beth hamidrash (English): A Jewish house of study where the study of the...

Definitions

  1. A Jewish house of study where the study of the...

Ancestry of “beth hamidrash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewביתhouse; stanza; Temple
2EnglishbyteA short sequence of bits that can be operated on...
3EnglishbiteTo cut into something by clamping the teeth; To...
4Middle Englishbitento bite
5Old Englishbetēonto cover, surround, enclose; to cover, surround,...
6Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
7Old Englishtēohan—
8Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
9Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
10Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
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