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# rabbi

noun (a rabbi, rabbis)

«rabbi» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A rabbi is a Jewish religious leader and teacher who leads a community, explains the Jewish holy books and leads services in a synagogue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbi/#m1)

### In the lessons

In religious education: a rabbi teaches the Torah, leads prayers on the Sabbath and helps at weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs and funerals. Many visit schools to explain Jewish festivals such as Passover and Hanukkah. Phrases: the rabbi of the synagogue, ask the rabbi, the chief rabbi.

### Examples

- The rabbi read from the Torah. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbi/#x1)
- Our class visited a synagogue and met the rabbi. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbi/#x2)
- The rabbi explained what happens at Passover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbi/#x3)
- She wants to become a rabbi when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbi/#x4)
- The rabbi helped the family when their grandfather died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbi/#x5)
- Rabbis are teachers as well as leaders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbi/#x6)
- I pointed out an early instance of this, quoted by a Rabbi of the second century, in my Fables of Aesop, i. 105. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbi/#x7)

### Note

Plural: rabbis. Spelled with double b and ending in -i. Jewish places of worship are synagogues; Christian leaders are priests, ministers or vicars; Muslim prayer leaders are imams — do not mix them up.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: A rabbi is a teacher of the Torah. The title is also given to the great sages and the later commentators on Sefer Yetzirah, such as Rabbi Luria and Rabbi Abraham. In the primary lessons: In religious education: a rabbi teaches the Torah, leads prayers on the Sabbath and helps at weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs and funerals. Many visit schools to explain Jewish festivals such as Passover and Hanukkah. Phrases: the rabbi of the synagogue, ask the rabbi, the chief rabbi.

### Examples

- The reading of Rabbi Luria is as follows: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rabbi/#x1)
- A Version with the commentary of Rabbi Abraham (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rabbi/#x2)
- A Version with the commentary of Rabbi Abraham F. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rabbi/#x3)

### Note

Plural: rabbis. Spelled with double b and ending in -i. Jewish places of worship are synagogues; Christian leaders are priests, ministers or vicars; Muslim prayer leaders are imams — do not mix them up.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rabbi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rabbi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rabbi» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rabbi.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «rabbi» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rabbi/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rabbi» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rabbi.html) on Mova free.