chavrusa

English

Alternative forms

chavruta, havrusa, havruta

Etymology

From the Ashkenazic pronunciation of Hebrew חברותא‎ (khavrúta), from Aramaic חברותא‎ (ħavrutaʔ)

Noun

chavrusa (countable and uncountable, plural chavrusas)

(Judaism, countable) A pair, typically yeshiva students, who study Talmud and other topics in Judaism together; by extension, any working pair
(Judaism, uncountable) The system of studying in this manner

Translations

a pair who study topics in Judaism together

Hebrew: חַבְרוּתָא‎ (he) (khavrúta)

Yiddish: חברותא‎ (khavrusa)

the system of studying Judaism with a partner

Hebrew: חַבְרוּתָא‎ (he) (khavrúta)

Yiddish: חבֿרותא‎ (khavruse)

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