yeshiva

noun

ye·​shi·​va yə-ˈshē-və How to pronounce yeshiva (audio)
variants or less commonly yeshivah
plural yeshivas or yeshivot yə-ˌshē-ˈvōt How to pronounce yeshiva (audio)
-ˈvōth
1
: a school for talmudic study
2
: an Orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary
3
: a Jewish day school providing secular and religious instruction

Examples of yeshiva in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, the settlers moved their prefab yeshiva to a small spot of what is considered state or public land and are defying the court’s order, with the fervent support of the Shomron Regional Council. Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024 That so many students join Israel’s military is a point of pride for this yeshiva, where roughly 95% of the student body is ultimately drafted into combat units, the school said. Josh Lederman, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2024 He was appointed the spiritual supervisor at the Lakewood yeshiva in 1997 and remained in that position until his death. Joseph Berger, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024 Alumni and current students walked out from the safety of the yeshiva's walls to confront enemies. Eben Brown, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2023 After studying at the Ramaz school, a yeshiva in New York, Mr. Amitay received a bachelor’s degree in government from Columbia University in 1958. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023 But the bustle is missing, except for now the yeshiva students who are coming back to their studies. Eben Brown, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2023 The fallout at his yeshiva is both hilarious and touching. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023 He was educated at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva that produced Gush Emunim, the ultranationalist religious group that first advocated the settling of the West Bank after Israel occupied the territory in 1967. Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Late Hebrew yĕshībhāh

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of yeshiva was in 1760

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“Yeshiva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yeshiva. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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yeshiva

noun
ye·​shi·​va
variants also yeshivah
plural yeshivas or yeshivot -ˌshē-ˈvōt(h) How to pronounce yeshiva (audio)
: a Jewish school especially for religious instruction

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