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hazzan

hazzan noun: a Jewish cantor in a synagogue.

Noun

hazzan (plural hazzans or hazzanim)

  1. (Judaism) A Jewish cantor in a synagogue.

Forms of hazzan

pluralhazzans
pluralhazzanim
alternative formchazan
alternative formchazzan
alternative formhazan

Origin of hazzan

From Hebrew חַזָּן (khazán).

Words formed from hazzan

Questions about hazzan

What does hazzan mean?
Hazzan means a Jewish cantor in a synagogue.
What part of speech is hazzan?
Hazzan is a noun.
What is the plural of hazzan?
The plural of hazzan is hazzans.

Words near hazzan in the dictionary

  1. hazuoshi
  2. hazwaste
  3. hazwastes
  4. hazy
  5. Hazza
  6. hazzan
  7. hazzanic
  8. hazzanim
  9. hazzans
  10. Hazzard
  11. Hazzards

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