beth hamidrash
noun
beth ha·mi·drash
ˌbāth-ˌhä-mi-ˈdräsh,
ˌbāth-hä-ˈmi-ˌdräsh,
ˌbāt-,
ˌbās-
variants or bet hamidrash
ˌbāt-ˌhä-mi-ˈdräsh,
ˌbāt-hä-ˈmi-ˌdräsh,
ˌbās-
: a hall or school where Jews especially in eastern Europe study the Bible, the Talmud, and later Hebrew literature
Word History
Etymology
Hebrew bēth hammidhrāsh, literally, house of study