Yeshiva in Hebrew is יְשִׁיבָה (y'shivá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יְשִׁיבָה
y'shivá
noun · feminine
In English
yeshiva
/jəˈʃiː.və/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for yeshiva as a noun.
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- יְשִׁיבָהישיבהy'shiváfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word יְשִׁיבָה.
- Written with vowel points
- יְשִׁיבָה
- Written without vowel points
- ישיבה
- Said
- y'shivá
- Plural
- יְשִׁיבוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- yeshiva, sitting, meeting
The Hebrew dictionary's page for ישיבה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with yeshiva.
These words come before and after yeshiva in the list.
These are the questions people ask about yeshiva in Hebrew.
How do you say yeshiva in Hebrew?
yeshiva in Hebrew is יְשִׁיבָה, said y'shivá. Without vowel points it is written ישיבה. Its plural is יְשִׁיבוֹת.
Is ישיבה masculine or feminine?
The word ישיבה is feminine.
What else does ישיבה mean in English?
Besides yeshiva, ישיבה can mean sitting and meeting.
How is yeshiva pronounced in English?
yeshiva is pronounced /jəˈʃiː.və/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry yeshiva and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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