DAYAN


Meaning of DAYAN in English

däˈyän, dīˈ-, -yȯn noun

( plural daya·nim -nə̇m ; also dayans -nz)

Etymology: Hebrew dayyān

: a judge in a rabbinical court : an expert in Jewish law to whom rabbis in orthodox Jewish communities refer questions about matters of religious observance

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