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rab⋅bi
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[rab-ahy] 
–noun, plural -bis.
| 1. | the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community. Compare cantor (def. 2). |
| 2. | a title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher. |
| 3. | a Jewish scholar qualified to rule on questions of Jewish law. |
| 4. | any of the Jewish scholars of the 1st to 6th centuries a.d. who contributed to the writing, editing, or compiling of the Talmud. |
| 5. | Slang. a personal patron or adviser, as in business. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME rabi (< OF rab(b)i) < LL rabbī < Gk rhabbí < Heb rabbī my master (rabh master + -ī my)
1250–1300; ME rabi (< OF rab(b)i) < LL rabbī < Gk rhabbí < Heb rabbī my master (rabh master + -ī my)
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| rab·bi (rāb'ī) n. pl. rab·bis
[Middle English rabi, from Old French, from Late Latin rabbī, master, from Greek rhabbi, O my master, from Hebrew and Aramaic rabbî, my master : rab, master (from rab, to become great; see rbb in Semitic roots) + -î, my.] |
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Rabbi
Rab"bi\, n.; pl. Rabbisor Rabbies. [L., fr. Gr. ?, Heb. rab[=i] my master, from rab master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.] Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. "The gravest rabbies." --Milton. Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. --Matt. xxiii. 8.
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Language Translation for : rabbi
Spanish:
rabino,
German:
der Rabiner,
Japanese:
律法博士
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rabbi
"Jewish doctor of religious law," 1484, (in O.E. in biblical context only; in M.E. also as a title prefixed to personal names), from L.L. rabbi, from Gk. rhabbi, from Mishnaic Heb. rabbi "my master," from rabh "master, great one," title of respect for Jewish doctors of law + -i, first person sing. pronominal suffix. From Sem. root r-b-b "to be great or numerous" (cf. robh "multitude;" Arabic rabba "was great," rabb "master"). The -n- in rabbinical (1622) is via Fr. form rabbin, from M.L. rabbinus (cf. It. rabbino, Sp., Port. rabino), perhaps from a presumed plural of the Heb. word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Rabbi
my master, a title of dignity given by the Jews to their doctors of the law and their distinguished teachers. It is sometimes applied to Christ (Matt. 23:7, 8; Mark 9:5 (R.V.); John 1:38, 49; 3:2; 6:25, etc.); also to John (3:26).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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