av bet din

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Pronunciations

av bes din (ahv bays DEEN)
av bet din (ahv beyt DEEN) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The title of the head of a Jewish court of law.

Example Sentences

  • "The Talmud quotes a tradition that even as early a personality as King Saul was the nasi, and his son Jonathan the av bet din." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • אַב בֵּית דִּין av bet din 'father of the law court'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      av bes din, av beys din, av beis din

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