Ḥeder (Lit. "Chamber," "Room"): Colloquial name for a Jewish old-fashioned elementary school. The Talmudical expression "tinnoḳot shel bet rabban" (children, or, rather, babies, of the teacher's house; school-children) may indicate that the custom of giving instruction in the home of the ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]