Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rabbinic

/ɹəˈbɪnɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: rab-binic
IPA: /ɹəˈbɪnɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to rabbis.

adj

Formulated or enacted by rabbis.

Example Sentences

"Yoni was hired as the shul's cantor, but he has a very rabbinic attitude."
"Even though some modern Jews are less interested in rabbinic enactments than the traditions that have explicit roots in Biblical law, most still practice customs that would not exist without rabbinic innovation."
"The book significantly extends on Rosenstein’s monumental 1990 work, “The Unbroken Chain,” which focused on the genealogies of the major Ashkenazi rabbinic dynasties from medieval times to the present."

Etymology

Etymology tree English rabbi English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English rabbinic From rabbi + -n- + -ic.

Derived Forms

antirabbinic nonrabbinic rabbinically Rabbinism

Phrases

Rabbinic Hebrew Rabbinic Judaism

Synonyms

rabbinical

Rhymes With

clinic cynic monoclinic finnick minnick winnick kinnick winick pinnick minick shinnick nicotinic

Questions

How do you pronounce rabbinic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈbɪnɪk/.
What does rabbinic mean?: Relating to rabbis.
Where does rabbinic come from?: Etymology tree English rabbi English -n- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English rabbinic From rabbi + -n- + -ic.

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