rabbin

[ rab-in ]

/ ˈræb ɪn /

Words nearby rabbin

1525–35; < Middle French ≪ Aramaic rabbīn masters (plural of rab)

Shagarach's father had been a rabbin or expounder of the sacred books.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
This rabbin was an excellent theologian; he reasoned like Dom Calmet.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Cato was accustomed to the grandeur of the mistress of the universe; and the Rabbin to the littleness of a provincial town.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli
The Rabbin had probably read only the Pentateuch, and mingled with companions of mean occupations, and meaner minds.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli

Such is the account of honest David Levi; it is the creed of every rabbin.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli