Where does “rabbi” come from?

Rabbi comes from Ecclesiastical Latin rabbi, a title for Jewish teachers and spiritual leaders.

rabbi (English): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions

Definitions

  1. A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions

Ancestry of “rabbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrabymaster, teacher, rabbi spiritual leader
2Latinrabbīmaster, doctor, rabbi
3Ancient GreekῥαββίO my Master
4Hebrewרביrabbi, spiritual teacher
5Hebrewרַבmaster, teacher, rabbi; master; master, rabbi
6Proto-Semiticrabb-to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;...

Words derived from “rabbi

Every word from Proto-Semitic rabb-Every word from Hebrew רַבEvery word from Hebrew רבי