Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Judaism, countable)A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

    Rabbiner, Rabbinerin

    равви́нravvín, ра́ббиrábbi, ре́беrɛ́bɛ

    раби́нrabýn, рави́нravýn, ра́біrábi

    a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher

  2. (Judaism, countable)A Jew who is the leader or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.

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

  3. (countable, slang)A senior officer who acts as a mentor.

Examples

61 sentences
  1. I know Tom isn't a rabbi.

    Я знаю, що Том не рабин.

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  2. I know that Tom isn't a rabbi.

    Я знаю, що Том не рабин.

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  3. Tom is a rabbi.

    Том — рабин.

    ruТом - раввин.

    deTom ist Rabbi.

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  4. You never told me you were a rabbi.

    ruТы никогда не говорил мне, что ты раввин.

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  5. You look a little young to be a rabbi.

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Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Jewish scholar or teacher:

Origin

From Middle English raby, from Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββ

From Middle English raby, from Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-Tanakh) Hebrew רַבִּי (rabbi, “my master”), from רַב (rav, “master”) + ־ִי (-í, “my”). Compare late Old English rabbi. Doublet of rebbe and related to rav.

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Forms

plural: rabbis / rabbanim / rabbanin / rabbonim / rabbonin

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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