rabbi

n. Jewish teacher or scholar, Jewish religious leader

Rabbi, in Judaism, means a religious ‘teacher’, or more literally, ‘great one’. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ‘great’ or ‘distinguished (in knowledge)’. Sephardic and Yemenite Jews pronounce this word ribbī; the modern Israeli pronunciation rabbī is derived from a recent (18th century) innovation in Ashkenazic prayer books, although this vocalization is also found in some ancient sources. Other varieties of pronunciation are rəvī, rubbī, and, in Yiddish, rebbə.
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Noun
1. a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
(hypernym) title, title of respect
(classification) Hebrew

Noun
1. spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
(hypernym) spiritual leader
(hyponym) amora
(member-holonym) rabbinate
(classification) Hebrew

n. rabbi, Jewish teacher or scholar, Jewish religious leader

n. rabbi, Jewish teacher or scholar, Jewish religious leader