rabbi

Signification (Anglais)

1. A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
2. A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
3. (slang) A senior officer who acts as a mentor.

Concepts

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rebbin

rabbins

rebbe

Synonymes

teacher

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master

preacher

priest

professor

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Talmudist

expert

Hebrew theologian

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹæ.baɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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 [of]”) + ־י (-i, “me”). Compare late Old English rabbi. Doublet of rebbe.