Definitions

  • n. Information.

  • n. Knowledge.

Example Sentences

  • “I have no yedios on where most of my old chavrusas are today.” (Weiser)

  • “I have no yedios. about dikduk, so go ask someone else.” (Weiser)

  • "The Masmidim Honors Program at Yeshiva University seeks to identify exceptional incoming talmidim and help them to develop into well-rounded talmidei chachamim with a breadth of yedios in Shas." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH ידיעות > Y ידיעות yedies

    • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      yedies

Edit     Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.