Rabbiner

See also: rabbiner

German

Etymology

From Latin rabinus +‎ -er. Doublet of Rabbi and Rebbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaˈbiːnɐ/

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Noun

Rabbiner m (strong, genitive Rabbiners, plural Rabbiner, feminine Rabbinerin)

1. rabbi (Jewish religious scholar; male or unspecified gender)

   Synonym: Rabbi

Usage notes

• The form Rabbiner is preferred especially in modern (i.e. post-medieval) contexts, though it is not restricted to these.

Declension

Declension of Rabbiner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rabbiner	die	Rabbiner
genitive	eines	des	Rabbiners	der	Rabbiner
dative	einem	dem	Rabbiner	den	Rabbinern
accusative	einen	den	Rabbiner	die	Rabbiner

Derived terms

• Feldrabbiner (“military rabbi”)
• Großrabbiner (“chief rabbi”)
• Landrabbiner (“rabbi with regional jurisdiction”)
• Oberrabbiner (“chief rabbi”)
• Reformrabbiner (“Reform rabbi”)
• Rabbinerausbildung (“rabbinic education”)
• Rabbinerseminar (“rabbinic seminary”)
• Rabbinertum (“rabbidom”)

Related terms

• Rabbinat (“rabbinate”)
• rabbinisch (“rabbinical”)
• Rabbinismus (“rabbinism”)

Further reading

• “Rabbiner” in Duden online