av beit din en · NOUN
Etymology
From Hebrew אָב בֵּית דִּין (áv bet din), from אָב (áv, “chief”) + בֵּית דִּין (bet dín, “court of law”), from בֵּית (bet, “house of”) + דין (din, “judgment”).
Meanings
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The vice-president of a Jewish Sanhedrin or rabbinical court (beit din).
Letter from Shimon Falk of Amsterdam, sent from Kleve, to the merchants Alexander, Lezer and Chaim Israel of Middelburg about the troubles of the av beit din, who needs help […]
2009, Mediene Remnants: Yiddish Sources in the Netherlands Outside of Amsterdam, →ISBN, page 173:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Av Beth Din | alternative | lexicographic | |
| avot beit din | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Ab Beth Din | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Abbethdin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Av Beit Din | alternative | lexicographic | |
| av beth din | alternative | lexicographic |