rabbi

Meaning

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

Synonyms

teacher

🧑‍🏫

master

preacher

priest

professor

rabbin

Rabbi

Talmudist

expert

Hebrew theologian

Translations

rabbin

rabbino

Rabbiner

rabbijn

rabino

ραβίνος

rabino

حاخام

ραββίνος

rabbi

Rabbi

rabí

rabí

haham

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹæ.baɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: raby

Cognate with Old English: rabbi

In summary

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.