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yeshiva
or ye·shi·vah
[ yuh-shee-vuh ]
/ yəˈʃi və /
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noun
an Orthodox Jewish school for the religious and secular education of children of elementary school age.
an Orthodox Jewish school of higher instruction in Jewish learning, chiefly for students preparing to enter the rabbinate.
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Origin of yeshiva
1925–30; <Hebrew (post-Biblical) yəshībhāh literally, a sitting
Words nearby yeshiva
Yerwa-Maiduguri, yes, yes and no, ye'se, Yesenin, yeshiva, Yeşil Irmak, Yeşilköy, yes-man, yes-no question, yester
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British Dictionary definitions for yeshiva
yeshiva
/ (jəˈʃiːvə, Hebrew jəˈʃiːva) /
noun plural -vahs or -voth (Hebrew -vɔt)
a traditional Jewish school devoted chiefly to the study of rabbinic literature and the Talmud
a school run by Orthodox Jews for children of primary school age, providing both religious and secular instruction
Word Origin for yeshiva
from Hebrew yěshībhāh a sitting, seat, hence, an academy
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