Dictionary

rabbi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹæ.baɪ/ (US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English raby, from Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, and its source Koine Greek ῥαββί (rhabbí), from (post-Tanakh) Hebrew רַבִּי (rabbi, “my master”), from רַב (rav, “master”) + ־ִי (-í, “my”). Compare late Old English rabbi. Doublet of rebbe and related to rav.

Meanings

1. (Judaism, countable) A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
   • Next, R. Moskowitz brings us to the Slonimer Rebbe, a late 20th century Hasidic rabbi, who taught that the evil of Esav was that very sense of completion, the self-perception that he had no need for growth or further transformation. 2019 September 10, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2019:
2. (Judaism, countable) A Jew who is the leader or is qualified to be the leader of a Jewish congregation.
   • "Elon Musk is spreading the kind of antisemitism that leads to massacres," reads the decree, which was signed by 164 "rabbis, leaders of Jewish organizations, artists, activists, and academics." "And advertisers are funding the platform that allows him to spread his ideology to hundreds of millions [of] people." 2023 November 17, Maggie Harrison Dupré, “Rabbis Warn That Elon Musk Is Spreading the Type of Antisemitism "That Leads to Massacres””, in Futurism, archived from the original on 24 Mar 2024:
3. (countable, slang) A senior officer who acts as a mentor.
   • If I'm ever gonna make Captain, I need a good mentor. I need my rabbi. 2013 September 17, Dan Goor, Michael Schur, “Pilot”, in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero):
   • Hoskins? He doesn't have a better rabbi in the department than that? 2006 September 17, David Mills, “Soft Eyes”, in The Wire, season 4, episode 2, spoken by Clarence Royce (Glynn Turman):

Forms

Deriveds

rabbi card · rabbinic · Rabbinism · rabbinize · rabbiship · rabbinical · rabbinate · rabbidom

Hypernyms

cleric

Relateds

rabbeinu · reb · rav · rebbetzin · rebbe

Translations (96)

de Rabbiner (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ky раввин (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ko 랍비 (Jewish scholar or teacher) · uk рави́н (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ar رَابِي (Jewish scholar or teacher) · sl rabin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · bg рави́н (Jewish scholar or teacher) · lt rabinas (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ms rabai (Jewish scholar or teacher) · it rabbina (Jewish scholar or teacher) · af rabbyn (Jewish scholar or teacher) · uk раби́н (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ru равви́н (Jewish scholar or teacher) · cs rabín (Jewish scholar or teacher) · sk rabín (Jewish scholar or teacher) · he רַב (Jewish scholar or teacher) · hi रब्बी (Jewish scholar or teacher) · tr haham (Jewish scholar or teacher) · pl rabin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · uz ravvin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · grc ῥαββουνί (Jewish scholar or teacher) · tr rabbi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · de Rabbinerin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · gl rabino (Jewish scholar or teacher) · it rabbino (Jewish scholar or teacher) · nb rabbiner (Jewish scholar or teacher) · sv rabbin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · wym raobin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · uk ра́бі (Jewish scholar or teacher) · sh ра̀бӣн (Jewish scholar or teacher) · hu rabbi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · la rabbi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · be ра́бін (Jewish scholar or teacher) · got 𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹 (Jewish scholar or teacher) · kk раввин (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ar حَبْر (Jewish scholar or teacher) · id rabbi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · da rabbiner (Jewish scholar or teacher) · be рабі́н (Jewish scholar or teacher) · lsd מעלם (Jewish scholar or teacher) · az xaxam (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ro rabin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · nl rabbijn (Jewish scholar or teacher) · id rabi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · aeb ربّي (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ia rabbi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · hy րաբբի (Jewish scholar or teacher) · el ραββίνος (Jewish scholar or teacher) · fi rabbi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ca rabí (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ja ラビ (Jewish scholar or teacher) · tl rabino (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ar حَاخَام (Jewish scholar or teacher) · cy rabi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ast rabín (Jewish scholar or teacher) · mt rabbi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · az ravvin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · yi רבי (Jewish scholar or teacher) · fa ربی (Jewish scholar or teacher) · et rabi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · sh ràbīn (Jewish scholar or teacher) · es rabino (Jewish scholar or teacher) · lad חכם (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ru ра́бби (Jewish scholar or teacher) · lsd חאכם (Jewish scholar or teacher) · is rabbíni (Jewish scholar or teacher) · nn rabbin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ka რაბინი (Jewish scholar or teacher) · nn rabbinar (Jewish scholar or teacher) · sq rabin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · lad haham (Jewish scholar or teacher) · bn রব্বি (Jewish scholar or teacher) · uk ре́бе (Jewish scholar or teacher) · tl rabi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · eo rabeno (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ga raibí (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ur ربی (Jewish scholar or teacher) · eo rabenino (Jewish scholar or teacher) · io rabino (Jewish scholar or teacher) · arc רִבִּי (Jewish scholar or teacher) · pt rabino (Jewish scholar or teacher) · km រ៉ាប៊ី (Jewish scholar or teacher) · mk рабин (Jewish scholar or teacher) · fa خاخام (Jewish scholar or teacher) · he רַבִּי (Jewish scholar or teacher) · th รับบี (Jewish scholar or teacher) · pa ربّی (Jewish scholar or teacher) · cmn 拉比 (Jewish scholar or teacher) · fr rabbin (Jewish scholar or teacher) · tg хохом (Jewish scholar or teacher) · sv rabbi (Jewish scholar or teacher) · pa ਰੱਬੀ (Jewish scholar or teacher) · lv rabīns (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ota خاخام (Jewish scholar or teacher) · fi rabbiini (Jewish scholar or teacher) · ru ре́бе (Jewish scholar or teacher)