chazan

or chaz·zan

[ Sephardic Hebrew khah-zahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English khah-zuhn ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈzɑn; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈxɑ zən /

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noun, plural cha·zan·im

[Sephardic Hebrew khah-zah-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-zaw-nim], /Sephardic Hebrew ˌxɑ zɑˈnim; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɑˈzɔ nɪm/, English cha·zans

[khah-zuhnz]. /ˈxɑ zənz/. Hebrew.

hazan.

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Words nearby chazan

chaw, chawk, chay, Chayefsky, chayote, chazan, chazerei, Ch.B., Ch.E., cheap, cheap at twice the price

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How to use chazan in a sentence

What about Naomi Chazan and Jeremy Ben-Ami—do they put themselves through the Jew Cycle every morning?
The Disingenuity of "Jew-washing"|Emily L. Hauser|August 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"I'll let the Chazan (cantor) know he must read to-morrow, as usual," he said conclusively.
Ghetto Tragedies|Israel Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for chazan

chazan

hazan or hazzan

/ Hebrew (xaˈzan, English ˈhɑːzən) /

noun plural chazanim (xazaˈnim, English hɑːˈzɔːniːm) or English chazans

a person who leads synagogue services, esp as a profession; cantor

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