ישיבה

See also: ישיבֿה

Hebrew

Root
י־שׁ־ב (y-sh-b)
17 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

יְשִׁיבָה • (yeshiváf (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

Yiddish

Noun

ישיבה • (yeshivef, plural ישיבות (yeshives)

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