yeshiva
/jəˈʃiː.və/noun
yeshiva is spelled Y-E-S-H-I-V-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, yeshiva means “An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of yeshiva is yeshivas or yeshivot.
How many letters and syllables are in yeshiva?
| Letters | 7: Y-E-S-H-I-V-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is yeshiva?
Yeshiva appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce yeshiva?
- US /jəˈʃiː.və/
Yeshiva has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with yeshiva?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as yeshiva from its last stressed vowel (/ivə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of yeshiva
- yeshivas plural
- yeshivot plural
- yeshiba
- yeshibah
- yeshivah
- eshiba
- eshiva
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yeshiva mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
Shalom grew up in an Orthodox family in Stamford Hill. His father, who ran an office-furniture business, intended him for a synagogue cantor, and when Shalom finished school he was sent to the yeshiva.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of yeshiva.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Yeshiva in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | yeshiva |
| German | Jeschiwa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does yeshiva come from?
From Yiddish ישיבה (yeshive), from Hebrew יְשִׁיבָה (y'shivá, “sitting”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).