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From: rhendel@king.mcs.drexel.edu (Russell Hendel)
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 20:10:14 -0400
Subject: eaning of the Word Rabbi

I would just like to add two other connotations to the root RV in RABBI
to supplement the meanings listed by David Charlap, Micha Berger, and
Diane Sandoval in V24 #99.  I obtained these verses from the Radack, The
Book of Roots (Sefer Hasharashim) which is an excellent source of ideas

1) Roveh Kashath...from the Rosh Hashanah laining in Vayayrah...the
connotation is clearly one of archery "teacher".  (2) ..vechal tarbuth
baythchah yamusu anashim...which could probably be loosely translated as
..the followers of your household...(like a Chasidic Rebbe).

This would support the idea of Rabbi as creating a "following to a
school of thought" which would fit in nicely with many uses of Rabbi.

I hope this adds insight.

Russell Hendel, PhD, ASA, rhendel @ mcs drexel edu