Jastrow: מְתִיבָא

מְתִיבָא, מְתִיבְתָּא I f. (יְתַב; v. יְשִׁיבָה) 1) seat, sitting, esp. school, academy; council. Targ. I Chr. XI, 25. Ib. IV, 22 מְתִיבַת (constr.); a. e.—Ber. 18ᵇ מ׳ דר׳ אפס the college of R. E.—Ib. מ׳ דרקיעא the heavenly session (of the departed scholars). B. Mets. 86ᵃ וכולהו מ׳ דרקיעא וכ׳ and all those participating in the heavenly session declared &c. Yeb. 105ᵇ; a. fr. 2) the proceedings at college, subject of discussions. B. Kam. 117ᵃ מסיים מ׳ דיומא לרבנן he finished up (reviewed) the subject discussed that day before the scholars. Ib. ליעיין מר במוֹתִ׳ דלמחר study carefully the subject of discussion for to-morrow; a. fr.—Pl. מְתִיבָאתָא, מְתִיבָתָא. Gitt. 6ᵃ כיון דאיכא מ׳ because there are colleges (in Babylonia). Ib. מ׳ בגירסייהו וכ׳ the colleges are engrossed in their theoretical studies.