Rambam

English

Etymology

From Hebrew רַמְבַּ״ם‎ (rambam), acronym of רַבִּי מֹשֶׁה בֶּן מַיְמוֹן‎‎ (rabí moshé ben maymón, “Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon”).

Proper noun

Rambam

  1. Maimonides, a 12th-century Jewish philosopher.

Usage notes

Often used with the definite article: the Rambam.

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