gabbai

noun

gab·​bai

gäˈbī

plural gabbaim

-īə̇m,

-ī(ˌ)ēm

also gabbais

1

: a collector of charitable gifts or of taxes among the Jews in talmudic times

2

: a synagogue official

especially : a treasurer or administrator of synagogue funds

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew gabbay collector, treasurer

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