Yeshiva

//jəˈʃiː.və// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "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."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of yeshiva. alt-of
  3. 3
    an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
seminaryyeshivah

Example

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"He attended Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in New York from 2001 to 2004."

Etymology

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

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Yeshiva Englishrosh yeshiva

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