rabbi

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
  2. noun a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher

Etymology

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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