noun
or ye·shi·vah or ye·shi·bah yəˈshēvə
( plural yeshivas or yeshivahs or yeshibahs -vəz ; or yeshi·voth or yeshi·vot or yeshi·both or yeshi·bot yəshēˈvōt, -ōth)
Etymology: Late Hebrew yĕshībhāh, from Hebrew, sitting, seat
1. : a school for advanced Talmudic study : a Talmudic academy
2. : an orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary or college
3. : a Hebrew-English day school providing both secular and religious instruction