Etymology

yeshiva

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Today it means: An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts. Full definition →

Yiddish ישיבה ← Hebrew יְשִׁיבָה
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromיְשִׁיבָה“sitting”
  2. Yiddish · derived fromישיבה
  3. English todayyeshiva

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.