Gabbai (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural Gab·ba·im [Sephardic Hebrew gah-bah-eem; Ashkenazic Hebrew gah-bahy-im], /Sephardic Hebrew gɑ bɑˈim; Ashkenazic Hebrew gɑˈbaɪ ɪm/, English Gab·bais.(sometimes lowercase)Hebrew.
  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.
Gabbai (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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