Associations to the word «Yeshivah»

Wiktionary

YESHIVAH, noun. Alternative spelling of yeshiva

Dictionary definition

YESHIVAH, noun. An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats