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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English], from Late Latin, from [[Greek]] rhabbi, from [[Hebrew]] rabbī my master, from rabh master + -ī my
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
The word rabbi derives from the [[Hebrew]] [[root]] word רַב, rav, which in biblical [[Hebrew]] means ‘great’ in many senses, including "revered". The word comes from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_language Semitic] root R-B-B, and is cognate to Arabic ربّ rabb, [[meaning]] "lord" (generally used when talking about [[God]], but also about temporal lords). As a sign of great [[respect]], some great rabbis are simply called "The Rav".
==Definitions==
*1: master, [[teacher]] —used by [[Jews]] as a term of address
*2: a Jew qualified to expound and apply the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halacha halacha] and other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law Jewish law]
*3: a Jew [[trained]] and [[ordained]] for [[professional]] [[religious]] [[leadership]]; specifically : the official [[leader]] of a Jewish congregation
==Description==
'''Rabbi''' is not an occupation found in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Torah Torah] (i.e. the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentateuch Pentateuch]) and ancient [[generations]] did not employ related titles such as Rabban, Ribbi, or Rab to describe either the Babylonian [[sages]] or the sages in [[Israel]]. The titles "Rabban" and "Rabbi" are first mentioned in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishnah Mishnah] (c. 200 CE). The term was first used for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabban_Gamaliel Rabban Gamaliel] the [[elder]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabban_Simeon Rabban Simeon] his son, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabban_Johanan_ben_Zakkai Rabban Johanan ben Zakkai], all of whom were [[patriarchs]] or presidents of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanhedrin Sanhedrin]. A Greek transliteration of the [[word]] is also found in the [[books]] of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] and [[Gospel of John|John]] in the [[New Testament]], where it is used in [[reference]] to [[Jesus]].
==Pronunciation==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephardic Sephardic] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemenite_Jews Yemenite Jews] pronounce this [[word]] רִבִּי ribbī; the modern Israeli pronunciation רַבִּי rabbī is derived from an 18th century innovation in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazic Ashkenazic] prayer books, although this vocalization is also found in some ancient sources. Other variants are rəvī and, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish Yiddish], rebbə. The word could be compared to the Syriac word rabi ܪܒܝ.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Hebrew ancient Hebrew], rabbi was a proper term of address while speaking to a superior, in the second person, similar to a vocative case. While speaking about a superior, in the third person one could say Ha-Rav ("the Master") or Rabbo ("his Master"). Later, the term evolved into a [[formal]] title for members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch Patriarchate]. Thus, the title gained an irregular plural form: רַבָּנִים Rabbanim ("rabbis"), and not רַבָּי Rabbai ("my Masters").[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi]
[[Category: Religion]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English], from Late Latin, from [[Greek]] rhabbi, from [[Hebrew]] rabbī my master, from rabh master + -ī my
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
The word rabbi derives from the [[Hebrew]] [[root]] word רַב, rav, which in biblical [[Hebrew]] means ‘great’ in many senses, including "revered". The word comes from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_language Semitic] root R-B-B, and is cognate to Arabic ربّ rabb, [[meaning]] "lord" (generally used when talking about [[God]], but also about temporal lords). As a sign of great [[respect]], some great rabbis are simply called "The Rav".
==Definitions==
*1: master, [[teacher]] —used by [[Jews]] as a term of address
*2: a Jew qualified to expound and apply the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halacha halacha] and other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_law Jewish law]
*3: a Jew [[trained]] and [[ordained]] for [[professional]] [[religious]] [[leadership]]; specifically : the official [[leader]] of a Jewish congregation
==Description==
'''Rabbi''' is not an occupation found in the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Torah Torah] (i.e. the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentateuch Pentateuch]) and ancient [[generations]] did not employ related titles such as Rabban, Ribbi, or Rab to describe either the Babylonian [[sages]] or the sages in [[Israel]]. The titles "Rabban" and "Rabbi" are first mentioned in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishnah Mishnah] (c. 200 CE). The term was first used for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabban_Gamaliel Rabban Gamaliel] the [[elder]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabban_Simeon Rabban Simeon] his son, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabban_Johanan_ben_Zakkai Rabban Johanan ben Zakkai], all of whom were [[patriarchs]] or presidents of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanhedrin Sanhedrin]. A Greek transliteration of the [[word]] is also found in the [[books]] of [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] and [[Gospel of John|John]] in the [[New Testament]], where it is used in [[reference]] to [[Jesus]].
==Pronunciation==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephardic Sephardic] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemenite_Jews Yemenite Jews] pronounce this [[word]] רִבִּי ribbī; the modern Israeli pronunciation רַבִּי rabbī is derived from an 18th century innovation in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazic Ashkenazic] prayer books, although this vocalization is also found in some ancient sources. Other variants are rəvī and, in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish Yiddish], rebbə. The word could be compared to the Syriac word rabi ܪܒܝ.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Hebrew ancient Hebrew], rabbi was a proper term of address while speaking to a superior, in the second person, similar to a vocative case. While speaking about a superior, in the third person one could say Ha-Rav ("the Master") or Rabbo ("his Master"). Later, the term evolved into a [[formal]] title for members of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch Patriarchate]. Thus, the title gained an irregular plural form: רַבָּנִים Rabbanim ("rabbis"), and not רַבָּי Rabbai ("my Masters").[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbi]
[[Category: Religion]]
