archisynagogue
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
archisynagogue (plural archisynagogues)
- (historical) The head of a synagogue.
- 1997, Catherine Hezser, The Social Structure of the Rabbinic Movement in Roman Palestine:
- Only one rabbi of Phrygian origin mentioned in a Palestinian inscription is called an archisynagogue, and only indirect evidence for the possibility of rabbinic chazanim exists.
Translations edit
chief priest of a synagogue
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