Definitions for gabbais

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gabbais Gab·bai

Spelling: [Sephardic Hebrew gah-bahy; Ashkenazic Hebrew gah

IPA: /Sephardic Hebrew gɑˈbaɪ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈgɑ baɪ; English gəˈbaɪ/

Gabbais is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 88 anagrams from letters in gabbais (aabbgis).

Definitions for gabbais

noun

1. a minor official of a synagogue, having limited ceremonial or administrative functions.
2. (in the early Middle Ages) a government official charged with collecting taxes.

Origin of gabbais

literally, treasurer

Examples for gabbais

You're the first Gabbai I ever knew who was satisfied with his balance-sheet.

Then S. Cohn felt not only Gabbai, but town councillor again.

He heaved a deep sigh at his own hypocrisy, and the Gabbai sighed in response.

There was a burst of laughter, to the Gabbai's great astonishment.

Shame on you—you a Gabbai (treasurer) of the Great Synagogue.