How to Pronounce Rabbi

RAB-ai

Rabbi is pronounced RAB-ai (ˈræbaɪ): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Rabbi mean?

Rabbi means “Rabboni, my master”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

What is 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).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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