rabbi
English
/ˈɹæ.baɪ/
noun
Definitions
- A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
- (police) A senior officer who acts as a mentor.
Etymology
Derived from rabbi derived from ῥαββί derived from Hebrew (modern) רַבִּי (my master, rabbi, teacher), רַב (master, rabbi, teacher).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
רַב
Gloss
master, rabbi, teacher
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
主
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antirabbinical English
- nonrabbinical English
- rabbinate English
- rabbinical English
- rabbinize English
- rabbi Latin
- rabbin French
- раввин Russian
- ῥαββί Ancient Greek
- ラビ Japanese
- רבינו Yiddish
- רַב Hebrew (modern)
- רַבִּי Hebrew (modern)
- רבי Hebrew (modern)
- רבנו Hebrew (modern)
- 랍비 Korean
- rabbi Basque
- ῥαββί grc-koi
- rabbi la-ecc