yeshiva

English

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Alternative forms

• yeshivah

Etymology

From Yiddish ישיבה (yeshive), from Hebrew יְשִׁיבָה (y'shivá).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /jəˈʃiː.və/

Noun

yeshiva (plural yeshivas or yeshivot)

1. (Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.

Derived terms

• rosh yeshiva

Translations

academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts

• French: yechiva (fr) f
• German: Jeschiwa (de) f
• Hebrew: יְשִׁיבָה (he) (y'shivá) f

• Polish: jesziwa (pl) f
• Russian: еши́ва (ru) (ješíva) f, иеши́ва (ru) (iješíva) f
• Yiddish: ישיבה (yi) (yeshive) f