yeshiva
US/jəˈʃiː.və/
yeshiva noun: an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
Noun (1)
yeshiva (plural yeshivas or yeshivot)
- An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
- Nonetheless, in 1976, after graduating with a B.A. in religious studies, he entered Yale's doctoral program in the same department. A year later, he left Yale to study Talmud in a Manhattan yeshiva.1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2020
- Ultra-Orthodox Jews who don’t send their kids to the public schools control the majority of seats on the local school board. And the families who do send their kids to the public schools say the board members favor the private yeshivas in the district at the expense of the public schools.2014 April 22, Josh Nathan-Kazis, “Is Hasidic Board To Blame for Gutting Public Schools in N.Y. Town?”, in The Forward, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2021
Noun (2) capitalized: Yeshiva
Yeshiva (plural Yeshivas or Yeshivot)
- Alternative letter-case form of yeshiva.
yeshiva meaning in Hindi
yeshiva in Hindi
- academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts
- येशिवा yeśivā
Forms of yeshiva
| plural | yeshivas |
|---|---|
| plural | yeshivot |
| alternative form | yeshiba |
| alternative form | yeshibah |
| alternative form | yeshivah |
| alternative form | eshiba |
| alternative form | eshiva |
| plural | Yeshivas |
| plural | Yeshivot |
Origin of yeshiva
From Yiddish ישיבה (yeshive), from Hebrew יְשִׁיבָה (y'shivá, “sitting”).
Words formed from yeshiva
Questions about yeshiva
- What does yeshiva mean?
- Yeshiva means an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
- What is yeshiva in Hindi?
- Yeshiva in Hindi is येशिवा (yeśivā). See Yeshiva meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is yeshiva?
- Yeshiva is a noun.
- How do you pronounce yeshiva?
- Yeshiva is pronounced /jəˈʃiː.və/ (US).
- What is the plural of yeshiva?
- The plural of yeshiva is yeshivas.
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