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yeshiva Definition

ye·shiva (yə s̸hē′və; Heb ye s̸hē vä′)

noun pl. -·vas or -·vot′-vōt′

  1. a school or college for Talmudic studies; esp., a seminary for the training of Orthodox rabbis
  2. a Jewish school combining religious and secular studies

Etymology: MHeb yeshiva, lit., act of sitting < root jšb, to sit

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