[Seph. gah-bahy; Ashk. gah-bahy; Eng. guh-bahy] 
[Seph. gah-bah-eem; Ashk. gah-bahy-im] , English. Gab⋅bais. (sometimes lowercase
) Hebrew. | 1. | a minor official of a synagogue, having limited ceremonial or administrative functions. |
| 2. | (in the early Middle Ages) a government official charged with collecting taxes. |