hazan
[ Sephardic Hebrew khah-zahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-zuh n ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈzɑn; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈxɑ zən /
noun, plural ha·za·nim [Sephardic Hebrew khah-zah-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-zaw-nim] /Sephardic Hebrew xɑ zɑˈnim; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɑˈzɔ nɪm/, English ha·zans. Hebrew.
a cantor of a synagogue.
Words nearby hazan
hayti,
hayward,
haywire,
haywood,
hayworth,
hazan,
hazara,
hazard,
hazard light,
hazard lights,
hazard warning device
Definition for chazzan (2 of 2)
chazan
or chaz·zan
[ Sephardic Hebrew khah-zahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English khah-zuh n ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew xɑˈzɑn; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈxɑ zən /
noun, plural cha·zan·im [Sephardic Hebrew khah-zah-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-zaw-nim] /Sephardic Hebrew ˌxɑ zɑˈnim; Ashkenazic Hebrew xɑˈzɔ nɪm/, English cha·zans [khah-zuh nz] /ˈxɑ zənz/. Hebrew.
Example sentences from the Web for chazzan
He refuses to recognise the Chazzan or sexton of the synagogue as in any sense typical of Christian deacons.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1 |G. T. Stokes
British Dictionary definitions for chazzan (1 of 2)
British Dictionary definitions for chazzan (2 of 2)
chazan
hazan or hazzan
/ Hebrew (xaˈzan, English ˈhɑːzən) /
noun plural chazanim (xazaˈnim, English hɑːˈzɔːniːm) or English chazans
a person who leads synagogue services, esp as a profession; cantor