hazan

[ Sephardic Hebrew khah-zahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew khah-zuhn ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural ha·za·nim [kh, ah-zah-, neem, kh, ah-, zaw, -nim], English ha·zans.

1. a cantor of a synagogue.

hazan

/ ˈhɑːzən; xaˈzan /

noun

1. variant spellings of chazan

Example Sentences

Through the window he heard the chant of the hazan, and he paused, reflectively.

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That he will not acknowledge either the kisirtu or the tribute of this house, or the Prefect, or the hazan of the house of Ada.

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After the sermon the hazan again intoned the prayers, assisted by the fervent responses of the congregation.

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The hazan opened the Pentateuch and the parnas of the congregation was called to the Torah.

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