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Meaning of Morenu in English:

Morenu

noun

Judaism

  • A learned teacher, a rabbi; a Talmudic scholar.

    Chiefly used as an honorific title for a learned man who did not receive the traditional rabbinical formal ordination conferred originally in the Holy Land.

Pronunciation

Morenu

/məˈreɪnuː/ /mɒˈreɪnuː/

Origin

Mid 17th century. From Hebrew mōrēnū our teacher from mōreh teacher + -nū 1st person plural possessive suffix.