av beit din

noun

The vice-president of a Jewish Sanhedrin or rabbinical court (beit din).

OriginHebrew אָב בֵּית דִּין →
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Meanings

av beit din1

nounav beit din (plural avot beit din)

plural avot beit din · alternative Abbethdin · alternative Ab Beth Din · alternative Av Beit Din · alternative av beth din · alternative Av Beth Din

  1. The vice-president of a Jewish Sanhedrin or rabbinical court (beit din).

    Letter from Shimon Falk of Amsterdam, sent from Kleve, to the merchants Alexander, Lezer and Chaim Israel of Middelburg about the troubles of the av beit din, who needs help […]

    2009, Mediene Remnants: Yiddish Sources in the Netherlands Outside of Amsterdam, →ISBN, page 173

Av Beit Din2

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of av beit din.

Origin

  1. Hebrewאָב בֵּית דִּין
  2. Englishav beit din

From Hebrew אָב בֵּית דִּין (áv bet din), from אָב (áv, “chief”) + בֵּית דִּין (bet dín, “court of law”), from בֵּית (bet, “house of”) + דין (din, “judgment”).

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