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Where does “rabbinat” come from?

rabbinat (French) comes from French rabbin, from Latin rabbinus, from Koine Greek ῥαββί, from Hebrew רבי, from Hebrew רַב, from Proto-Semitic rabb- — to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;...

rabbinat (French): rabbinate

Definitions

  1. rabbinate

Ancestry of “rabbinat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrabbinrabbi
2Latinrabbinus—
3Koine GreekῥαββίO my Master
4Hebrewרביrabbi, spiritual teacher
5Hebrewרַבmaster, teacher, rabbi; master; master, rabbi
6Proto-Semiticrabb-to expand, to extend; lord, owner, chief;...
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