Hazan

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of hazzan. alt-of, alternative

    "When George Washington was inaugurated in New York in April 1789, Gershom Seixas, the hazan of Shearith Israel, was listed among the city’s clergymen (there were 14 in New York at the time) — a sign of acceptance and respect."

  2. 2
    the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

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cantorcantor

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"When George Washington was inaugurated in New York in April 1789, Gershom Seixas, the hazan of Shearith Israel, was listed among the city’s clergymen (there were 14 in New York at the time) — a sign of acceptance and respect."

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