hazan

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

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural ha·za·nim [kh, ah-zah-, neem, kh, ah-, zaw, -nim], English ha·zans.

1. a cantor of a synagogue.

hazan

/ ˈhɑːzən; xaˈzan /

noun

1. See chazan
   variant spellings of chazan

Example Sentences

Catalogue, published by Flammarion (2014), includes photographs from the Magnum Photos archives and text by Éric Hazan.

From The Daily Beast

On September 21, 20-year-old Israeli soldier Tomer Hazan was killed by his co-worker in Qalqilya.

From The Daily Beast

Marcella Hazan is a highly respected and beloved Italian cooking teacher and cookbook author.

From The Daily Beast

The hazan opened the Pentateuch and the parnas of the congregation was called to the Torah.

From Project Gutenberg

After prayers the hazan (reader), assisted by the Rabbi, opened the Holy Ark and took therefrom one of the scrolls.

From Project Gutenberg

After the sermon the hazan again intoned the prayers, assisted by the fervent responses of the congregation.

From Project Gutenberg

Through the window he heard the chant of the hazan, and he paused, reflectively.

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