Where does “rebbe” come from?
Rebbe comes from Yiddish רבי, from Aramaic רבי, originally meaning "my master" or "teacher."
rebbe (English): The spiritual leader of a Chassidic Jewish...
Definitions
- The spiritual leader of a Chassidic Jewish...
Ancestry of “rebbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | רבי | rabbi |
| 2 | Hebrew | רבי | rabbi, spiritual teacher |
| 3 | Hebrew | רַב | master, teacher, rabbi; master; master, rabbi |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | rabb- | to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;... |