rabbi

rab-bi · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A Jewish religious leader and teacher of Jewish law and tradition.

  2. 2.

    A person qualified to make decisions on questions of Jewish law.

Forms

plural: rabbis

Related words

See also: Judaism, Torah, synagogue
Synonyms: scholar, teacher

Etymology

From Hebrew rabbi meaning "my master" or "my teacher," from rav (master, teacher) + -i (my).