Rabbinic

American  

[ruh-bin-ik] / rəˈbɪn ɪk /

noun

1. the Hebrew language as used by rabbis in post-Biblical times.

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Rabbinic ¹ British  

/ rəˈbɪnɪk /

noun

1. the form of the Hebrew language used by the rabbis of the Middle Ages

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rabbinic ² British  

/ rəˈbɪnɪkəl, rəˈbɪnɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the rabbis, their teachings, writings, views, language, etc

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Other Word Forms

• rabbinically adverb

Etymology

Origin of Rabbinic

1605–15; < Medieval Latin rabbīn ( us ) of a rabbi ¹ + -ic

Example Sentences

“Antisemitism, like all forms of bigotry and hate, must be actively resisted by us all,” said Artson, dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of American Jewish University in Los Angeles.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, the dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, a seminary in Los Angeles, objected to the letter in a concerned opinion column in The Forward six days later.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021

Rabbinic tradition holds that names have the power to shape their bearers’ souls and fates.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2016

Raphael's father, Herbert, was a renowned scholar who edited, with Claude Montefiore, the Rabbinic Anthology first published in 1938 and still much in use today.

From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2011

Pirkei Avot is a collection of Rabbinic maxims, and a chapter of it is studied by many Jews every Shabbat between Passover and the Jewish New Year.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok