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| yeshiva [ yə shvə ] (plural yeshivas or yeshivot [ yə sh vot ] or yeshivoth) or yeshivah [ yə shvə ] (plural yeshivahs or yeshivot or yeshivoth) |
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1. orthodox Jewish seminary: a seminary for orthodox Jewish, usually unmarried, men where they study the primary source of Jewish law, the Talmud
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2. school for Jewish students: a secondary school for Jewish students with a curriculum including religious and cultural, as well as academic, studies
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| [Mid-19th century. < Hebrew yĕšīḇāh< yāšaḇ 'sit'] |
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