Definitions for rabbiˈræb aɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rab•biˈræb aɪ(n.)(pl.)-bis.

  1. the chief religious official of a synagogue who performs ritualistic, educational, and other functions as spiritual leader of the congregation.

    Category: Judaism

  2. a title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher.

    Category: Judaism

  3. a Jewish scholar qualified to rule on questions of Jewish law.

    Category: Judaism

  4. any of the Jewish scholars of the 1st to 6th centuries a.d. who contributed to the Talmud.

    Category: Judaism

Origin of rabbi:

1250–1300; ME rabi (< OF rab(b)i) < LL rabbī < Gk rhabbí < Heb rabbī my master (rabh master + my)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. rabbi(noun)

    spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

  2. Rabbi(noun)

    a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. rabbi(noun)ˈræb aɪ

    a Jewish religious leader

Wiktionary

  1. rabbi(Noun)

    A Jewish spiritual teacher.

  2. Origin: From rabbi, and its source ῥαββί, from (post-biblical) רבי, from rebbe "master" plus -i "my".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rabbi(noun)

    master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Rabbi

    an appellation of honour applied to a teacher of the Law among the Jews, in frequent use among them in the days of Christ, who was frequently saluted by this title.


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

rabbi(noun)

a Jewish priest or teacher of the law.

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