ישיבה

See also: ישיבֿה

Hebrew

Root
י־שׁ־ב (y-sh-b)
17 terms

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /je.ʃiˈva/

Noun

יְשִׁיבָה • (yeshivá) f (plural indefinite יְשִׁיבוֹת, singular construct יְשִׁיבַת־, plural construct יְשִׁיבוֹת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

1. sitting
2. meeting (gathering among business people to discuss their business)
3. (education, Judaism) yeshiva

Further reading

• ישיבה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Noun

ישיבה • (yeshive) f, plural ישיבות (yeshives)

1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ישיבֿה (yeshive).