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PRONUNCIATION OF HAZZANIM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAZZANIM

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hazzanim is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAZZANIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hazzanim

Hazzan

A hazzan or chazzan is a Jewish musician trained in the vocal arts who helps lead the congregation in songful prayer. In English, they are often referred to as cantors.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAZZANIM

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Hazlitt
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WORDS THAT END LIKE HAZZANIM

Arnim
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Synonyms and antonyms of hazzanim in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hazzanim» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAZZANIM

Find out the translation of hazzanim to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hazzanim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hazzanim» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hazzanim
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jazanim
570 millions of speakers

English

hazzanim
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hazzanim
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

hazzanim
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hazzanim
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hazzanim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hazzanim
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hazzanim
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hazzanim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hazzanim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hazzanim
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hazzanim
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hazzanim
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hazzanim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hazzanim
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हजईम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hazzanim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hazzanim
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hazzanim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hazzanim
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hazzanim
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

hazzanim
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

hazzanim
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hazzanim
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

hazzanim
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hazzanim

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAZZANIM»

The term «hazzanim» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAZZANIM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hazzanim

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAZZANIM»

Discover the use of hazzanim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hazzanim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopaedia Judaica, Volume 9:
Only a few houses of worship retained hazzanim (e.g., Alois Kaiser) who tried to develop a tradition of American synagogue music. Classical reform in the U.S. was modified under the impact of the Zionist movement and East European ...
Fred Skolnik, Michael Berenbaum, 2007
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Chosen Voices: The Story of the American Cantorate
As a result, "There is hardly a medieval rabbinic book about synagogal liturgy that does not sharply inveigh against the liturgical and secular misconduct of the hazzanim" (Werner 1959:122). h The parallel to the Christian situation is ...
Mark Slobin, 2002
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Sacred Song in America: Religion, Music, and Public Culture
In America, Sephardic rabbis and hazzanim faithfully maintained their musical heritage for two hundred years. Beginning in the 1840s, however, the success of the Reform agenda produced a precipitate decline among traditional hazzanim.
Stephen A. Marini, 2003
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Everyday Jewish Life in Imperial Russia: Select Documents, ...
But my withdrawal from daily life due to these hazzanim was like nothing compared to my withdrawal before the third class of guests, the modern choral hazzanim with their choirs, dressed and groomed like priests, [. . .] who began to spread ...
ChaeRan Y. Freeze, Jay M. Harris, 2013
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Emotions in Jewish Music: Personal and Scholarly Reflections
22 Hazzanim gradually began learning how to play instruments and read music from these musicians. Choirs and choral music were introduced into the synagogue as well. In fact, by 1714, in Frankfurt, the “institution of a choir was considered ...
Jonathan L. Friedmann, 2012
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Jews in the Realm of the Sultans: Ottoman Jewish Society in ...
A large, wealthy congregation was able to employ one or more hazzanim the year round and also pay salaries to assistants and choristers who would recite prayers of less central importance and fill in for the hazzan when necessary. Poorer ...
Yaron Ben-Naeh, 2008
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Ancient Synagogues: Historical Analysis and Archaeological ...
The hazzanim are part of the regular staff of the court and the dayyan is responsible for their salary.32 In another source, the Sages condemn the dayyanim who have become the "rod of their hazzanim."^ Spoken of here, then, is a court that ...
Dan Urman, Paul Virgil McCracken Flesher, 1998
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Music in Jewish Thought: Selected Writings, 1890-1920
HE ART OF HAZZANUT, the chants of the hazzanim, is a unique manifestation among our people. It began its development shortly after the destruction of the First Temple. The Jews carried to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar formed themselves ...
Jonathan L. Friedmann
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Quotations on Jewish Sacred Music
Such Cantors will prove an important factor in the future development of Jewish life. —Jerome H. Bayer, “The Future of Jewish Music” (1919) [41] The earliest hazzanim were not singers alone, but also poets, liturgists, who composed new ...
Jonathan L. Friedmann, 2011
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Isaac Leeser and the Making of American Judaism
Hazzanim served under the direct control and strict supervision of the congregational board of trustees, which expected the religious functionaries to comply with their wishes. Although the hazzan was expected to perform a wide range of ...
Lance J. Sussman, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAZZANIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hazzanim is used in the context of the following news items.
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COVER STORY: Female cantors come into their own
The Toronto Council of Hazzanim's (TCH) flagrant disapproval of the Kol Nashim concert at Temple Emanu-El sparked considerable media ... «Canadian Jewish News, Jul 15»
2
Anshe Emet's 13th Annual Kaplan Concert Presents Alberto Mizrahi …
The concert will include performances from world famous Hazzanim ... include participation from Hazzanim (Cantors) from all over the U.S. in ... «PR Web, Apr 15»
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Historicist: Torn Between the Synagogue and the Concert Hall
In an era when cantors (hazzanim) had risen to important, prestigious status, it wasn't unheard of in the Old World for unscrupulous cantors “to ... «Torontoist, Dec 14»
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County Cantors Lifting Their Voices
“We've got a very high level of music here in the county,” said Cantor Hayley Kobilinsky, who is president of Kol Hazzanim, cantor at ... «The Jewish Week, Nov 14»
5
Female rabbis crack the stained glass ceiling
Let's hope these Rabbis named in this article and all Rabbis and Hazzanim inspire and lead optimists and "doers." No it's not the 1950s and the ... «The Times of Israel, Sep 14»
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Best Bets: Events for the Weekend
Music performances by Hasidic New Wave, the Westchester Klezmer Program Band, Kol Rinah, Kol Hazzanim — The Cantors of Westchester, ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Aug 14»
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Ed Asner, Arlo Guthrie, Tom Paxton, Peter Yarrow and More Set for …
Theo's dearest friends - Ed Asner, Tom Paxton, The Klezmatics, Craig Taubman, Artie Butler, Hazzanim Alberto Mizrachi and Mike Stein, Cathy ... «Broadway World, May 14»
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VIDEOS & PHOTOS: Petira Of Famed Chazan David Werdyger Z”L …
His fame as a Chazan spread, and he signed a contract with the New Lots Talmud Torah Shul, which was famous for the high-caliber hazzanim ... «Yeshiva World News, Apr 14»
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JSLI - The Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute Announces Innovative …
Historically, Hazzanim- gifted singers trained in the traditional Jewish musical modes (“nusach') - have represented the spiritual aspirations of ... «PR Web, Jan 14»
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Wild Parrot Wolf Whistles Wood Deck Refinished by The Handy …
arts & crafts homes · cantors · community · daddydaughter · deck refinishing · deck stain · decks · diy · do-it-yourself · hazzanim · hazzans · home ... «The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A., Nov 13»

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