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רַבָּן‏ n.m. lord, master

chief, head man Palmyrene, Qumran, Sam, LJLA. 4QEn^a1.3.13 : אלין אנון רבני {{^רב[נ]י^}} עס[ר]ת֗א֗‏ . TgJ Jud12:8 var. : אִבצָן <הוא בעז חסידא רבנא ותלמידא> מִבֵית לָחַם‏ Ibtsan <that is Boaz the pious, head man, and pupil> from Bethlehem. PJ Ex18:25 : רבני אלפין ٠٠٠ רבני מאוותא‏ chiefs of thousands ... chiefs of hundreds.

scholar, teacher JLAtg, Gal, Syr, Man. TgJ Jud12:8var. : אִבצָן <הוא בעז חסידא רבנא ותלמידא#3#> מִבֵית לָחַם‏ †.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 514b; DJBA: 1053b; Jastrow: 1444; Levy Ch-W: 2:401; Tal Sam: 809a; DNWSI: 1055; Cook,Qumran: 218;

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Derivatives:

rbnh n.f. lady

rbnw, rbnwtˀ (rabbānū, rabbānūṯā) n.f. leadership