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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yeshivā
"उसने येरुशलम में एक येेशिवा में अध्ययन किया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Jewish educational institution for the study of traditional religious texts.
"He spent several years studying at a yeshiva in Jerusalem." - 2
A place where Jewish boys and young men receive religious education.
"The yeshiva was known for its rigorous curriculum and esteemed rabbis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Hebrew root y-sh-v meaning 'to sit', evolving to mean a session or academy. Historically, it refers to a traditional Jewish institution for the study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature, dating back to Talmudic times in Babylonia and Eretz Israel.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yeshiva" is said worldwide
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yéchiva
Transliteration: yéchiva
"Il a étudié à une yéchiva à Jérusalem."
Jeschiwa
Transliteration: Jeschiwa
"Er verbrachte mehrere Jahre in einer Jeschiwa in Jerusalem."
yeshivà
Transliteration: yeshivà
"Ha studiato in una yeshivà a Gerusalemme."
yeshivá
Transliteration: yeshivá
"Estudió en una yeshivá en Jerusalén."
yeshivá
Transliteration: yeshivá
"Ele estudou em uma yeshivá em Jerusalém."
येेशिवा
Transliteration: yeshivā
"उसने येरुशलम में एक येेशिवा में अध्ययन किया।"
犹太教学校
Transliteration: yóutàijiào xuéxiào
"他在耶路撒冷的一所犹太教学校学习。"
예시바
Transliteration: yeshiba
"그는 예루살렘의 예시바에서 공부했습니다."
イェシバ
Transliteration: yeshiba
"彼はエルサレムのイェシバで学びました。"
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