rabbi
nouncommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈɹæ.baɪ//
A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
noun
- 1
A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
Next, R. Moskowitz brings us to the Slonimer Rebbe, a late 20th century Hasidic rabbi, who taught that the evil of Esav was that very sense of completion, the self-perception that he had no need for growth or further transformation.
- 2
A Jew who is the leader or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
"Elon Musk is spreading the kind of antisemitism that leads to massacres," reads the decree, which was signed by 164 "rabbis, leaders of Jewish organizations, artists, activists, and academics." "And advertisers are funding the platform that allows him to spread his ideology to hundreds of millions [of] people."
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slangA senior officer who acts as a mentor.
Hoskins? He doesn't have a better rabbi in the department than that?
If I'm ever gonna make Captain, I need a good mentor. I need my rabbi.
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.
Forms
- plural
- rabbis, rabbies, rabbanim, rabbanin, rabbonim, rabbonin
rabbi · A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
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