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

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The Israel Defense Forces has committed to recruiting only 3,000 yeshiva students next year, according to the attorney general's office – although the court's ruling said that about 63,000 ultra-Orthodox students are eligible. Harriet Marsden, theweek, 3 July 2024 Interestingly enough, today the building is a yeshiva. Sarah Pachter, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024 The Supreme Court said there was no legal framework that supported a differentiation between yeshiva students and other Israelis eligible for military service. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 25 June 2024 Technically, the military service exemption applied to young men who were actively studying at a yeshiva. Mick Krever, CNN, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for yeshiva 

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 23 Nov. 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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