dayan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/daɪˈjɑːn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Dayan': (dä yän′); 'dayan': (Seph. dä yän′; Ashk. dä yôn′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
da•yan  (Seph. dä yän′; Ashk. dä yôn′),USA pronunciation n., pl. da•ya•nim  (Seph. dä′yä nēm′; Ashk. dä yô′nim).USA pronunciation [Hebrew.]
  1. Judaisma judge in a Jewish religious court.
  2. Judaisma person knowledgeable in Talmudic law whose advice on religious questions is often sought by rabbis.
  • dayyān judge

Da•yan  (dä yän′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Mo•she  (mô she′; Eng. mō′shə),USA pronunciation 1915–81, Israeli politician and military leader: defense minister 1967–74, foreign minister 1977–79.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Dayan / daɪˈjɑːn/
  1. Moshe ( ˈmɒʃɛ ). 1915–81, Israeli soldier and statesman; minister of defence (1967; 1969–74) and foreign minister (1977–79)

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