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Gabay (גבאי) means collector in Hebrew.

It can also mean adminstrator of synagogue. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

גַּבַּאי
gabay
noun · masculine
In English

collector, adminstrator of synagogue

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ג

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Gabay.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    לשון חז"למי שממונה על איסוף כספים וטובין שעל בעליהם לתרום לטובת הציבור או לאוצר המדינה.
  2. 2
    אדם המנהל את ענייני בית־הכנסת. הוא אחראי על ניהול הצדדים הלוגיסטיים וסדרים נוספים, כמו קביעת זמני תפילה, ניהול התפילות, מינוי הקוראים בתורה, חלוקת העליות לתורה והכיבודים השונים.
  3. 3
    לשון חז"ל מהשורש הארמי "גבי".

The word Gabay is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
גַּבַּאי
Written without vowel points
גבאי
Said
gabay
Pattern
קַטָּל
Plural
גַּבָּאִים
Inflections
ר' גַּבָּאִים; גַּבָּאֵי־
Gematria
16

This is how Gabay is said in other languages.

English
collector, adminstrator of synagogue

These words mean nearly the same as Gabay.

These words rhyme with Gabay.

These words come before and after Gabay in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Gabay.

What does Gabay (⁨גבאי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Gabay (⁨גבאי⁩) means collector and adminstrator of synagogue. It is said gabay, with the stress on bay.

What is a synonym for Gabay (⁨גבאי⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Gabay (⁨גבאי⁩) are ⁨גזבר⁩.

What rhymes with Gabay (⁨גבאי⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Gabay (⁨גבאי⁩) include ⁨חקלאי⁩, ⁨תנאי⁩, ⁨חי⁩, ⁨גיא⁩, ⁨הגאי⁩, and ⁨אולי⁩.

Is Gabay (⁨גבאי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Gabay (⁨גבאי⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨גַּבָּאִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גבאי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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