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da⋅yan

[Seph. dah-yahn; Ashk. dah-yawn]
–noun, plural da⋅ya⋅nim [Seph. dah-yah-neem; Ashk. dah-yaw-nim] . Hebrew.
1. a judge in a Jewish religious court.
2. a person knowledgeable in Talmudic law whose advice on religious questions is often sought by rabbis.

Origin:
dayyān judge
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