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The word can also be used as a prefix to a profession or title to show high rank or proficiency. For example: רב חובל, rav-sailor, meaning ship captain, or רב אומן, rav-artist, meaning master of a craft or art. In the Orthodox non-Hebrew speaking world, "Rabbi" is often used as a lesser title, reserving the title "Rav" for more ...
From the 16th century and onwards, Rav' or the Rav generally referred to Rabbi Obadiah ben Abraham, a.k.a. haRav miBartenura (the Rav from Bartenura). Rabbi Obadiah miBartenura becomes the Hebrew acronym Rabbi `Obadiah of Bartenura (רע"ב), but the ע is often removed from the spelling because רעב is the Hebrew word for famine. As such ...
The word comes from the Mishnaic Hebrew construct רְבִּי rǝbbī, [a] meaning 'Master [Name]'; the standard Hebrew noun is רב rav 'master'. Rav is also used as a title for rabbis, [6] as are rabbeinu ('our master') and ha-rav ('the master'). A derived term is rebbe. The Hebrew root in turn derives from the Semitic root ר-ב-ב (R-B ...
אָמַר רַבִּי/רַב, א״ר (amar Rabi/Rav) - Rabbi [x] said. "Rabi" is used for a Tanna of the Mishna, and "Rav" for an Amora of the Gemara. If no name is specified, the reference is usually to Rabbi Judah the Prince. אֶרֶץ, אר׳ (eretz) - 1) Land. 2) The earth. 3) The physical universe
The word "cantor" comes from the French word "chanteur", meaning "singer". Chief Rabbi: Generally used for a leading rabbi of a city or country, often known in Hebrew as רב הראשי. Sometimes an honorific title if a community rabbi has an ancestor who served as a chief rabbi of a town, or for a son of a grand rabbi who is heir apparent to ...
As a rule, among hasidim, rebbe (/ ˈ r ɛ b ə /) is referred to in Hebrew as admor (pl. admorim), an abbreviation for Hebrew adoneinu moreinu v'rabeinu (Hebrew: אדמו"ר acronym for אדוננו מורנו ורבנו), meaning 'our master, our teacher, and our rabbi', which is now the modern Hebrew word in Israel for rebbe.
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It was divided into Rav-Samal Miktzoi ("Specialist Chief Sergeant"; a technical NCO) and Rav Samal Yekhidati ("Unit Chief Sergeant"; a command NCO) from 1955 to 1958. A Rav Samal (1948–1951) was equivalent to a US Army Master Sergeant or Sergeant Major. The rank insignia was originally an oak leaf in a laurel wreath for the Army, a large ...