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rab·bi

(răb′ī)

n. pl. rab·bis

1. Abbr. R. A person trained in Jewish law, ritual, and tradition and ordained for leadership of a Jewish congregation, especially one serving as chief religious official of a synagogue.

2. A scholar qualified to interpret Jewish law.

[Middle English rabi, from Old French, from Late Latin rabbī, master, from Greek rhabbi, O my master, from Hebrew and Aramaic rabbî, my master : rab, master (from rab, to become great; see rbb in Semitic roots) + -î, my; see -y in Semitic roots.]

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rabbi

(ˈræbaɪ)

n, pl -bis

1. (Judaism) (in Orthodox Judaism) a man qualified in accordance with traditional religious law to expound, teach, and rule in accordance with this law

2. (Judaism) the religious leader of a congregation; the minister of a synagogue

3. (Judaism) the Rabbis the early Jewish scholars whose teachings are recorded in the Talmud

[Hebrew, from rabh master + -ī my]

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rab•bi

(ˈræb 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.

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

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

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

[1250–1300; Middle English rabi (< Old French rab(b)i) < Late Latin rabbī < Greek rhabbí < Hebrew rabbī my master (rabh master + -ī my)]

rabbi

A spiritual leader, teacher, and interpreter of Jewish law. Rabbis deliver sermons in the synagogue, give advice, and perform many other functions.

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Noun	1.	rabbi - spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law Hebrew - the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel rabbinate - rabbis collectively spiritual leader - a leader in religious or sacred affairs amora - one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments
	2.	Rabbi - a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher form of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" Hebrew - the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

Translations

حاخامحَبْر، حاخام عند اليَهود

rabín

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rabin

rabbi

rabbíni

rabbino

ラビ

라비

rabinas

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พระในศาสนายิว

haham

giáo sĩ Do thái

大牧师拉比法师犹太教祭司或律法专家

rabbi

[ˈræbaɪ] N → rabino/a m/f; (before name) → rabí m
chief rabbi → gran rabino

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rabbi

[ˈræbaɪ] n → rabbin m

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rabbi

n → Rabbiner m; (as title) → Rabbi m

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rabbi

[ˈræbaɪ] n → rabbino

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rabbi

(ˈrӕbai) noun

a Jewish priest or teacher of the law.

rabbi

→ حاخام rabín rabbiner Rabbiner ραβίνος rabino rabbi rabbin rabin rabbino ラビ 라비 rabbi rabbiner rabin rabino раввин rabbi พระในศาสนายิว haham giáo sĩ Do thái 法师

rabbi

n. rabí, rabino.

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and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.--But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!

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at every blow dealt by the formidable rabbi, from the depths of his cell, upon this nail, that one of his enemies whom he had condemned, were he a thousand leagues away, was buried a cubit deep in the earth which swallowed him.

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It is rather fully expressed as a whole, in two of Browning's best known and finest poems, 'Rabbi ben Ezra,' and 'Abt Vogler.' Some critics, it should be added, however, feel that Browning is too often and too insistently a teacher in his poetry and that his art would have gained if he had introduced his philosophy much more incidentally.

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The speakers, besides myself, on Sunday evening, were Rabbi Emil G.

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In this case I found her biography sandwiched in between that of a Hebrew rabbi and that of a staff-commander who had written a monograph upon the deep-sea fishes.

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Here the pale clergyman piled up his library, rich with parchment-bound folios of the Fathers, and the lore of Rabbis, and monkish erudition, of which the Protestant divines, even while they vilified and decried that class of writers, were yet constrained often to avail themselves.

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DHAKA: Breaking gender stereotypes in a male-dominated society, 33-year-old Rabeya Sultana Rabbi works as Bangladesh's first female motor mechanic at the Care Bangladesh aid agency in Dhaka.