英:['hɑːzən]
美:['hɑzn]
英:['hɑːzən]
美:['hɑzn]
noun
an official of a Jewish synagogue or community of the period when the Talmud was compiled
cantor sense 2
Late Hebrew ḥazzān
The first known use of hazan was in 1650
1 Through the window he heard the chant of the hazan, and he paused, reflectively.
2 That he will not acknowledge either the kisirtu or the tribute of this house, or the Prefect, or the hazan of the house of Ada.
3 After the sermon the hazan again intoned the prayers, assisted by the fervent responses of the congregation.
4 The hazan opened the Pentateuch and the parnas of the congregation was called to the Torah.