Definitions for yeshivayəˈʃi və
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ye•shi•vayəˈʃi və(n.)(pl.)-vas or -vahs.
or ye•shi•vah
an Orthodox Jewish school for the religious and secular education of children of elementary school age.
Category: Judaism
an Orthodox Jewish school of higher instruction in Jewish learning, chiefly for students preparing to enter the rabbinate.
Category: Judaism
Origin of yeshiva:
1925–30; < Heb (post-Biblical) yəshībhāh
Princeton's WordNet
yeshiva, yeshivah(noun)
an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
Wiktionary
yeshiva(Noun)
An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
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