Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A person who assists in the running of a synagogue or its religious services, especially the reading of the Torah.

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  • noun Judaism An assistant in a synagogue

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Medieval Hebrew gabbay, synagogue treasurer, gabbai, from Mishnaic Hebrew, tax collector, local official, from gābā, to collect, from Aramaic gəbā, gəbi, to collect; see gbℵ in Semitic roots.]

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From Hebrew גבאי

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Examples

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • Although Bazaman may be best known as the gabbai, or elected lay leader of Beth Jacob, he started on a his career of synagogue service on a two-wheeler.

    The Daily News - News 2010

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