hazzan

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/xəˈzɑːn//ˈxɑːzən//h-/

noun

A Jewish cantor in a synagogue.

OriginHebrew חַזָּן →
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Meanings

nounhazzan (plural hazzans or hazzanim)

plural hazzans · plural hazzanim · alternative chazan · alternative chazzan · alternative hazan

  1. JudaismA Jewish cantor in a synagogue.

Origin

  1. Hebrewחַזָּן
  2. Englishhazzan

From Hebrew חַזָּן (khazán).

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Translations

Catalan hazan
  • hazanJewish cantor in a synagogue
Czech chazan
  • chazanJewish cantor in a synagogue
Dutch chazan
  • chazanJewish cantor in a synagogue
French hazzan
  • hazzanJewish cantor in a synagogue
German Chasan, Chasanin
  • ChasanJewish cantor in a synagogue
  • ChasaninJewish cantor in a synagogue
  • KantorJewish cantor in a synagogue
  • KantorinJewish cantor in a synagogue
Hebrew חַזָּן
  • חַזָּן (khazán)Jewish cantor in a synagogue
Italian chazzan
  • chazzanJewish cantor in a synagogue
Lithuanian chazanas
  • chazanasJewish cantor in a synagogue
Polish chazan
  • chazanJewish cantor in a synagogue
Portuguese chazan
  • chazanJewish cantor in a synagogue
Romanian chazan
  • chazanJewish cantor in a synagogue
Russian хазза́н, хаза́н
  • хазза́н (xazzán)Jewish cantor in a synagogue
  • хаза́н (xazán)Jewish cantor in a synagogue
Spanish jazán
  • jazánJewish cantor in a synagogue
Swedish chazzan
  • chazzanJewish cantor in a synagogue
Yiddish חזן
  • חזן (khazn)Jewish cantor in a synagogue
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APA

hazzan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazzan

MLA

“hazzan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazzan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hazzan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hazzan.

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