gabbai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גַּבַּאי (gabái).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbaɪ/, /ɡæˈbaɪ/

Noun

gabbai (plural gabbais)

  1. (Judaism) A custodian of a synagogue, who often performs assistant duties in services.
  2. (Judaism) A treasurer and/or manager of an organization.
    • 2000, David Golinkin, “Investigating The Charities To Which We Contribute”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 54:
      What of organizations that today do most of their solicitation through pushkes or via the mail? How can we determine their legitimacy? The halakhah provides two clear criteria: The trustworthiness of the gabbai or collector — today that means the person who runs the charity — and the financial records of the organization.

Italian

Verb

gabbai

  1. first-person singular past historic of gabbare

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