dayan

¹

[ Sephardic Hebrew dah-yahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew dah-yawn ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural da·ya·nim [dah-yah-, neem, dah-, yaw, -nim].

1. a judge in a Jewish religious court.
2. a person knowledgeable in Talmudic law whose advice on religious questions is often sought by rabbis.

Dayan

²

[ dah-yahn ]

noun

1. Mo·she [maw-, she, moh, -sh, uh], 1915–81, Israeli politician and military leader: defense minister 1967–74, foreign minister 1977–79.

dayan

¹

/ dɑˈjɑn; ˈdɑjən /

noun

1. Judaism a senior rabbi, esp one who sits in a religious court

Dayan

²

/ daɪˈjɑːn /

noun

1. DayanMoshe19151981MIsraeliMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: statesman Moshe (ˈmɒʃɛ). 1915–81, Israeli soldier and statesman; minister of defence (1967; 1969–74) and foreign minister (1977–79)

Word History and Origins

Origin of dayan¹

dayyān judge

Word History and Origins

Origin of dayan¹

from Hebrew, literally: judge

Example Sentences

"Given that two-year waits have been reduced to a very low level in England, not so much in Scotland, it does seem you'd be much more likely to wait that period in Wales," says Mark Dayan of the UK independent health think-tank the Nuffield trust.

From BBC

"We have not learned a lot about health spending in this election, all the parties have been really trying to pledge as little additional money as they can while making some quite big promises about what they'll achieve," said Mr Dayan.

From BBC

Yael Dayan, a celebrated Israeli writer who, after the death of her father, the war hero and statesman Moshe Dayan, entered politics and became a proponent of women’s rights, L.G.B.T.Q. issues and a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict, died on May 18 at her home in Tel Aviv.

From New York Times

Ms. Dayan was the last surviving child of Mr. Dayan, who served as Israel’s defense minister during the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973.

From New York Times

Mr. Dayan’s wife, Ruth, was the founder of the fashion house Maskit.

From New York Times