rabbi
noun/ˈræbaɪ/
/ˈræbaɪ/
- a Jewish religious leader or a teacher of Jewish law
- the Chief Rabbi (= the leader of Jewish communities in a particular country)
- Rabbi Sacks
Word Originlate Old English, via ecclesiastical Latin and Greek from Hebrew rabbī ‘my master’, from rab̲ ‘master’.Want to learn more?
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