rav noun. [rɒv] Also (in sense 1) rab, (in sense 2) rov. E18.
[from Hebrew and Aramaic ra master; in sense 2 partly through Yiddish. Cf. RABBI noun¹.]
Judaism.
1. Hist. (A title of) any of certain Babylonian rabbis of the 2nd to the 5th cents. E18.

2. A rabbi. Freq. as a title of respect and form of address preceding a personal name. L19.

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