rabbi : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rabbi	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for rabbi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rabbi n spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rabbi \Rab"bi\, n.; pl. {Rabbis}or {Rabbies}. [L., fr. Gr. [?], Heb. rab[c6] my master, from rab master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.] Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor for a teacher or doctor of the law. [bd]The gravest rabbies.[b8] --Milton. Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. --Matt. xxiii. 8.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Rabbi my master, a title of dignity given by the Jews to their doctors of the law and their distinguished teachers. It is sometimes applied to Christ (Matt. 23:7, 8; Mark 9:5 (R.V.); John 1:38, 49; 3:2; 6:25, etc.); also to John (3:26).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Rabbi, Rabboni, my master