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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. A particularly notable rabbi; a halachic decisor.

  • n. A title before the name of a notable rabbi or halachic decisor.

Example Sentences

  • "Did you ask the rov?"

  • "I hear his brother's been appointed rav of that new synagogue in Newton." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • רב

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand
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      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow
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      Alternative Spellings

      rav

Notes

  • See also reb and rebbe.

    plural: 'rabanim' or 'rabonim'

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