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  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  

/ 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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The organization T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights said Israel’s priority should be getting back those taken hostage.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2024

“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

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

Pirkei Avot is a collection of Rabbinic maxims, and a chapter of it is studied by many Jews every Shabbat between Passover and the Jewish New Year.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Roth, in Mr. Zipperstein’s telling, probed Jewish life—and its collision with American ambition—with more fidelity than any rabbinic sermon could offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

But to borrow from rabbinic literature, hamevin yavin: Those who know, know.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2024

“They are little babies so they need special treatment,” said Teichman, 77, the rabbinic administrator of Kehilla Kosher, a nonprofit that provides kosher supervision services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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 firstborn son had been in line to inherit his father’s rabbinic position, but during a period of study in Odessa he suddenly vanished.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok