HAZAN


Meaning of HAZAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ḵə-ˈzän, ˈḵä-z ə n ]

noun

( plural ha·za·nim ḵə-ˈzä-nəm)

Etymology: Late Hebrew ḥazzān

Date: 1650

1. : an official of a Jewish synagogue or community of the period when the Talmud was compiled

2. : cantor 2

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