חזן

Hebrew
Root
⁧ח־ז־ן⁩ (ḥ-z-n)

Noun

⁧חַזָּן⁩ • (khazán) m (plural indefinite ⁧חַזָּנִים⁩) [pattern: ⁧קַטָּל⁩]

  1. cantor; leader of a congregation or other group in prayer

Synonyms
  • ⁧שליח ציבור / שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר⁩ (sh'líakh tsibúr)

References
  • “⁧חזן⁩” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew ⁧חַזָּן⁩.

Noun

⁧חזן⁩ • (khazn) m, plural ⁧חזנים⁩ (khazonem)

  1. cantor; leader of a congregation or other group in prayer

Synonyms
  • ⁧שליח ציבור⁩ (shliekh tsiber)
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