batlan

noun

bat·​lan

bätˈlän,

-ȯn

variants or batlon

bätˈlän,

-ȯn,

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

plural batlanim or batlonim

⸗ˈlänə̇m,

-lȯn-,

-ēm

: an unemployed Jewish man who spends most of his time in the synagogue or study hall or who is available for making up the number required for religious services or for singing prayers in memory of the dead

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew baṭlān

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