dayan
noun
a judge in a Jewish religious court.
dayan
1 American
[dah-yahn, dah-yawn]
/ dɑˈjɑn, dɑˈjɔn /
noun
Hebrew.
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dayanim
plural
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a judge in a Jewish religious court.
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a person knowledgeable in Talmudic law whose advice on religious questions is often sought by rabbis.
Dayan
2
American
[dah-yahn]
/ dɑˈjɑn /
noun
Dayan
1
British
/ daɪˈjɑːn /
noun
dayan
2
British
/ dɑˈjɑn, ˈdɑjən /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of dayan
dayyān judge
Example Sentences
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“Baruch dayan ha’emet,” Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt began the memorial service.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2020
At last she said, “Chosen. Yesterday. Boruch dayan ernes.”
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
“We’re not coming to educate about the Holocaust in order to fight antisemitism, strengthen German democracy, liberalism, tolerance and peace-seeking policies, but will it help? I have no doubt about it,” Dayan said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Yaki Dayan, Israel's former consul general in Los Angeles and an expert on US-Israeli relations, said that Israel's GDP has more than doubled since the current aid agreement was signed in 2016.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
"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 ● Mar. 24, 2026
“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 ● Jan. 29, 2025
As the Dayan M. Hyamson has said, the maxim De minimis non curat lex was not applicable to the Jewish Law.
From Judaism by Israel Abrahams
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