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ha·zan | \ ḵə-ˈzän 
, ˈḵä-zᵊn \
, ˈḵä-zᵊn \ plural hazanim\ ḵə-ˈzä-nəm \
\Definition of hazan
1 : an official of a Jewish synagogue or community of the period when the Talmud was compiled
2 : cantor sense 2
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The first known use of hazan was in 1650
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