chazan

(zən; Heb khä zän)

or chazzan

noun

hazan

See chazan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or haz·zan also chaz·zan

noun
A cantor in a synagogue.

Origin:

Origin: Mishnaic Hebrew and Jewish Aramaic ḥazzān

Origin: , from Akkadian ḫazannu, administrator, mayor; see ḥzy in Semitic roots

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