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rabban

American

[rab-uhn, ruh-bahn, rah-bahn] / ˈræb ən, rəˈbɑn, rɑˈbɑn /

noun

Judaism.

master; teacher (used as a term of address and title of respect for a person ranking higher than a rabbi).

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

rabbanim

plural

Etymology

Origin of rabban

< Hebrew rabbān < Aramaic

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