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• Rabbinic
  Rabbinic

  noun

  the Hebrew language as used by rabbis in post-Biblical times.
• rabbinic
  rabbinic

  adjective

  of or relating to the rabbis, their teachings, writings, views, language, etc

Rabbinic

American  

[ruh-bin-ik] / rəˈbɪn ɪk /

noun

1. the Hebrew language as used by rabbis in post-Biblical times.

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Rabbinic ¹ British  

/ rəˈbɪnɪk /

noun

1. the form of the Hebrew language used by the rabbis of the Middle Ages

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rabbinic ² British  

/ rəˈbɪnɪkəl, rəˈbɪnɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the rabbis, their teachings, writings, views, language, etc

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Other Word Forms

• rabbinically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of Rabbinic

1605–15; < Medieval Latin rabbīn ( us ) of a rabbi ¹ + -ic

Example Sentences

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“Antisemitism, like all forms of bigotry and hate, must be actively resisted by us all,” said Artson, dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of American Jewish University in Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, the dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, a seminary in Los Angeles, objected to the letter in a concerned opinion column in The Forward six days later.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

Rabbinic tradition holds that names have the power to shape their bearers’ souls and fates.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2016

Raphael's father, Herbert, was a renowned scholar who edited, with Claude Montefiore, the Rabbinic Anthology first published in 1938 and still much in use today.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2011

Rabbinic literature can be studied in two different ways, in two directions, one might say.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Shalom received his rabbinic ordination from the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Ultimately, rabbinic sages teach that “the honor of the living takes precedence over the deceased” and the wedding procession proceeds first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

Rabbi Jill Jacobs, the CEO of T’ruah, a rabbinic human rights organization based in the U.S., said it was better than at least one alternative.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

The prospect of studying Talmud for a week seemed intimidating to Noah Rubin-Blose, who grew up culturally Jewish and wasn’t too familiar with the Hebrew letters, much less the central texts of rabbinic Judaism.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023

Even the rabbinic faculty was split, most of the rabbis voicing their hope for a Jewish state, some of them opposing it, while all of the college faculty seemed to be for it.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok