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Gabbai

[ Sephardic Hebrew gah-bahy; Ashkenazic Hebrew gah-bahy; English guh-bahy ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew gɑˈbaɪ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈgɑ baɪ; English gəˈbaɪ /
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noun, plural Gab·ba·im [Sephardic Hebrew gah-bah-eem; Ashkenazic Hebrew gah-bahy-im], /Sephardic Hebrew gɑ bɑˈim; Ashkenazic Hebrew gɑˈbaɪ ɪm/, English Gab·bais.(sometimes lowercase)Hebrew.
a minor official of a synagogue, having limited ceremonial or administrative functions.
(in the early Middle Ages) a government official charged with collecting taxes.
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Origin of Gabbai

Literally, “treasurer”

Words nearby Gabbai

Gabaon, Gabaonite, gabapentin, Gabar, gabardine, Gabbai, gabble, gabbro, gabby, Gabe, gabelle
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