noun
- A cantor or official who leads liturgical chanting and prayer in a Jewish synagogue.
Usage: Also spelled hazzan or chazan; From Hebrew; Religious/cultural term
Examples
- The hazan led the congregation in the morning prayers.
- She trained for years to become a hazan at the synagogue.
- The hazan's beautiful voice filled the sanctuary during the High Holy Days.
- A skilled hazan must know the traditional melodies and liturgical texts.
- The hazan chanted the Torah portion with great reverence.