rabban
[ rab-uhn, ruh-bahn; Sephardic Hebrew, Ashkenazic Hebrew rah-bahn ]
noun,plural rab·ba·nim [ruh-bah-nim, rah-buh-neem; Sephardic Hebrew rah-bah-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew rah-buh-nim, rah-baw-nim]. /rəˈbɑ nɪm, ˌrɑ bəˈnim; Sephardic Hebrew rɑ bɑˈnim; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˌrɑ bəˈnɪm, rɑˈbɔ nɪm/. Judaism.
master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).
Origin of rabban
1<Hebrew rabbān<Aramaic
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How to use rabban in a sentence
rabban Gamaliel, however, endeavored to place himself above party, as the leader should.
A Thousand Years of Jewish History | Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) HarrisAs bishop, Mar Shimun is of course a rabban also, and as such eats no meat.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigramrabban Ephrem was a handsome young monk, a refugee from Nisibis when that city was ceded to Persia.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramSo rabban Ephrem settled down at Urfa, probably in one of the rock-cut cells in the hill fronting the castle.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramHe was the first to whose name was prefixed the title rabban (Master, Teacher).
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