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yeshiva

yes·hiva

US/jəˈʃiː.və/ rare

noun

1.

an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)

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From Yiddish ישיבה (yeshive), from Hebrew יְשִׁיבָה (y'shivá, “sitting”).

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