Where does “yeshiva” come from?
Yeshiva comes from Yiddish ישיבה, from Hebrew יְשִׁיבָה, meaning a Jewish educational institution or place of study.
yeshiva (English): An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts
Definitions
- An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts
Ancestry of “yeshiva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | ישיבה | ' Unpointed form of ישיבֿה |
| 2 | Hebrew | יְשִׁיבָה | meeting |