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ye⋅shi⋅va

  [yuh-shee-vuh]
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–noun
1. an Orthodox Jewish school for the religious and secular education of children of elementary school age.
2. an Orthodox Jewish school of higher instruction in Jewish learning, chiefly for students preparing to enter the rabbinate.
Also, ye⋅shi⋅vah.

Origin:
1925–30; < Heb (post-Biblical) yəshībhāh lit., a sitting
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Yeshiva Bircas HaTorah
Empowering learning methodology Flexible Programs Individual Focus
www.bircas.org
Jewish? Learn about your
religion. Just half hour per week by phone. Apply online today.
www.GotTorah.com
ye·shi·va or ye·shi·vah   (yə-shē'və)   
n.   Judaism

  1. An institute of learning where students study sacred texts, primarily the Talmud.

  2. An elementary or secondary school with a curriculum that includes religion and culture as well as general education.


[Hebrew yəšîbâ, from yāšab, to sit; see wṯb in Semitic roots.]
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yeshiva 
"Orthodox Jewish college or seminary," 1851, from Heb. yesibah "academy," lit. "a sitting," from yashav "to sit."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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