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

Nowhere is Dayan suggesting that these Palestinians be granted Israeli citizenship.

From The Daily Beast

He took several rising stars with him (including Shimon Peres, and Moshe Dayan).

From The Daily Beast

According to Dayan, the correct Israeli response to the Arab proposal should be to dismiss the very idea of land swaps.

From The Daily Beast

Yesterday Dani Dayan, head of the Council of Settlements, was interviewed on Israel Radio.

From The Daily Beast

Defense Minister Moshe Dayan was the living symbol of Labor's claim that it had prevented war.

From The Daily Beast

Although he bore the modest title of judge229 (Dayan), he yet performed the various functions of a Gaon.

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The Dayan rose, came up and looked at her, took the letter, and began to read it silently to himself.

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Yssil had once driven out with the town Dayan to a mill to guard wheat for Passover, and had there learned a few Polish words.

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And no sooner had she got home, cooked the dinner, and fed the children, than she was off with the letter to the Dayan.

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Of course, a Shochet sausage and a Dayan—no, that was very wrong!

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