yeshiva

noun

ye·​shi·​va yə-ˈshē-və 

variants or less commonly yeshivah

plural yeshivas or yeshivot yə-ˌshē-ˈvōt 

-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

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

Word History

Etymology

Late Hebrew yĕshībhāh

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

yeshiva

noun

ye·​shi·​va

variants also yeshivah

yə-ˈshē-və 

plural yeshivas or yeshivot -ˌshē-ˈvōt(h) 

: a Jewish school especially for religious instruction