dayan

¹ American  

[dah-yahn, dah-yawn] / dɑˈyɑn, dɑˈyɔn /

noun

Hebrew.

plural

dayanim

1. a judge in a Jewish religious court.

2. a person knowledgeable in Talmudic law whose advice on religious questions is often sought by rabbis.

---

Dayan ² American  

[dah-yahn] / dɑˈyɑn /

noun

1. Moshe 1915–81, Israeli politician and military leader: defense minister 1967–74, foreign minister 1977–79.

---

Dayan ¹ British  

/ daɪˈjɑːn /

noun

1. Moshe (ˈmɒʃɛ). 1915–81, Israeli soldier and statesman; minister of defence (1967; 1969–74) and foreign minister (1977–79)

---

dayan ² British  

/ dɑˈjɑn, ˈdɑjən /

noun

1. Judaism a senior rabbi, esp one who sits in a religious court

---

Etymology

Origin of dayan

dayyān judge

Example Sentences

"Without fundamental change, NHS dentistry will remain a service that has gone for good in many parts of the country," says Mark Dayan, an analyst at the Nuffield Trust, a health think tank.

From BBC

“Downtown/Uptown” at Lévy Gorvy Dayan offers a different, artistic perspective of that time and place.

From The Wall Street Journal

He has his flaws and has made his share of costly mistakes, but the same can be said of ancient leaders like Samson and David as well as modern heroes like David Ben-Gurion, Golda Meir and Moshe Dayan.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s not the same Hamas — they don’t have the same power as they did before, but they are still the preeminent player in Gaza,” said Milshtein, who directs the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University.

From Los Angeles Times

“It is likely these diseases will return,” remarks Peter Dayan, who is a pediatric emergency department attending at a major children’s hospital and a colleague of mine.

From Slate