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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How to use yeshiva in a sentence

He recalls “there was a group who had come from the yeshiva,” but “often they were uncomfortable… they felt sidelined.”
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He studied at the Bnei David yeshiva, built as part of the Eli settlement deep inside the occupied West Bank.
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Lisa Goldman apparently attended a Yeshiva University event this week at which I was a panelist.
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The streets leading towards the main yeshiva where the funeral procession is concentrated are packed with men.
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The yeshiva would later threaten to end her education if she refused appointments with Weberman.
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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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