see semicha.) The term is frequently used by Orthodox Jews to refer to their own rabbi.

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In the Talmud, the title Rav generally precedes the names of Babylonian Amoraim; Rabbi generally precedes the names of ordained scholars in the Land of Israel whether Tannaim or Amoraim.

In the Talmud, Rav or Rab (used

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