noun
Meaning 1
The spiritual leader of a Hasidic Jewish community.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: admor
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rebbe
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/ˈɹɛbi/
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/ˈɹɛbə/
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rhymes with -ɛbi
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rhymes with -ɛbə
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CMU ARPABET: R IY1 B AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A teacher of Torah, especially in a primary school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish רבי (rebe). Doublet of rabbi.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: (猶太教哈西德派)精神領袖 /(犹太教哈西德派)精神领袖 — leader of a Hasidic group
- Dutch: rebbe — leader of a Hasidic group
- Hebrew: אדמו״ר ('admo"r) — leader of a Hasidic group
- Japanese: ラビ (rabi) — leader of a Hasidic group
- Japanese: 祭司 (saishi) — leader of a Hasidic group
- Yiddish: רבי (rebe) — leader of a Hasidic group
Real reading context