talmid

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Pronunciations

talmid (TAHL-mid) listen
talmid (tahl-MEED) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A student.

Example Sentences

  • "An incident with a Sefer Torah falling at the Ponovezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak caused a great shock across the Torah world and led the roshei yeshiva to issue a detailed letter to the talmidim." (source)

  • "I'm going to give that guy a lift—he's a talmid of mine." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH תַּלְמִיד⁩ talmíd > Y תּלמיד talmed

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      talmed

Notes

  • plural: 'talmidim'

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