sheik al-Yahud
sheik al-Yahud noun: an official representative of a Jewish community under an Islamic government.
Noun
sheik al-Yahud
- An official representative of a Jewish community under an Islamic government.
- In addition to his post as rav, he had been selected by the kadi to serve as the Sheik al-Yehud — the Jewish elder who officially represented the community to the Ottoman authorities.1998, Dovid Rossoff, Where Heaven Touches Earth, page 35
- It is during the ensuing decade that Gedaliah's name, and perhaps lineage, precede him: he is appointed Chief Arbitrator (ראש בית דין) and later assumes the prominent position Sheik al Yahud [Head to the Jews] in Jerusalem.2007, Zohar Raviv, Fathoming the Heights, Ascending the Depths, University of Michigan, page 136
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- What does sheik al-Yahud mean?
- Sheik al-Yahud means an official representative of a Jewish community under an Islamic government.
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- Sheik al-Yahud is a noun.
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