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Webster 1913 Edition
Rabbi
Rab′bi
(răr′bī or răr′bĭ; 277)
, Noun.
pl.
Rabbis
(răr′bīz or răr′bĭz)
or Rabbies
. [L., fr. Gr.
ῥαββί
, Heb. rabī
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rabbi
RAB'BI
,Definition 2024
Rabbi
rabbi
rabbi
See also: Rabbi
English
Noun
rabbi (plural rabbis)
- A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- A Jew who is or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
- (law enforcement, slang) A senior officer who acts as a mentor.
- 2006, The Wire, "Soft Eyes":
- Hoskins? He doesn't have a better rabbi in the department than that?
- 2013, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, "Pilot":
- If I'm ever gonna make Captain, I need a good mentor. I need my rabbi.
- 2006, The Wire, "Soft Eyes":
Related terms
Translations
Jewish scholar or teacher
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: rab‧bi
Etymology
From Late Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-biblical) Hebrew רבי (rabbi, “my master”).
Noun
rabbi m (plural rabbi's, diminutive rabbietje n)
- (Judaism) rabbi
Synonyms
Finnish
Noun
rabbi
Declension
| Inflection of rabbi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rabbi | rabbit | |
| genitive | rabbin | rabbien | |
| partitive | rabbia | rabbeja | |
| illative | rabbiin | rabbeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rabbi | rabbit | |
| accusative | nom. | rabbi | rabbit |
| gen. | rabbin | ||
| genitive | rabbin | rabbien | |
| partitive | rabbia | rabbeja | |
| inessive | rabbissa | rabbeissa | |
| elative | rabbista | rabbeista | |
| illative | rabbiin | rabbeihin | |
| adessive | rabbilla | rabbeilla | |
| ablative | rabbilta | rabbeilta | |
| allative | rabbille | rabbeille | |
| essive | rabbina | rabbeina | |
| translative | rabbiksi | rabbeiksi | |
| instructive | — | rabbein | |
| abessive | rabbitta | rabbeitta | |
| comitative | — | rabbeineen | |
Synonyms
Anagrams
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin rabbi, from Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from Hebrew רַבִּי (rabí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɒbːi]
- Hyphenation: rab‧bi
Noun
rabbi (plural rabbik)
- (Judaism) rabbi
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rabbi | rabbik |
| accusative | rabbit | rabbikat |
| dative | rabbinak | rabbiknak |
| instrumental | rabbival | rabbikkal |
| causal-final | rabbiért | rabbikért |
| translative | rabbivá | rabbikká |
| terminative | rabbiig | rabbikig |
| essive-formal | rabbiként | rabbikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | rabbiban | rabbikban |
| superessive | rabbin | rabbikon |
| adessive | rabbinál | rabbiknál |
| illative | rabbiba | rabbikba |
| sublative | rabbira | rabbikra |
| allative | rabbihoz | rabbikhoz |
| elative | rabbiból | rabbikból |
| delative | rabbiról | rabbikról |
| ablative | rabbitól | rabbiktól |
| Possessive forms of rabbi | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | rabbim | rabbijaim |
| 2nd person sing. | rabbid | rabbijaid |
| 3rd person sing. | rabbija | rabbijai |
| 1st person plural | rabbink | rabbijaink |
| 2nd person plural | rabbitok | rabbijaitok |
| 3rd person plural | rabbijuk | rabbijaik |
Derived terms
- főrabbi
- rabbiság
Latin
Alternative forms
- R. (abbreviation)
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí, literally “O my Master”), from the Hebrew rabbi”, “spiritual teacher (rabbī), from רב (raḇ, “master”) + ־י (ī, “of mine”, “my”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈrab.biː/
Noun
rabbī m (indeclinable)
- (chiefly used as an honorific) Master, Doctor, and especially Rabbi
- Rabbī Mōsēs Maimōnidēs
- Rabbi Moses Maimonides
- Rabbī Mōsēs Maimōnidēs
Related terms
- rabinus
References
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rabbi”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,309/1.