hazzan

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Related to Chazanim: hazzan, cantorial

haz·zan

(KHä′zən)

Variant of chazan.

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hazzan

(xaˈzan; English ˈhɑːzən)

(Judaism) a variant spelling of chazan

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The cantors came from the Jerusalem Chazanim Choir, Zameret Yah Choir and Binyamin Choir, while the musicians were of the Jerusalem Symphonic Orchestra.

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One might think of it as matbeia shetav'u chazanim bitfillot: a melodic line in prayer, minted by common hazzanic (30) usage over the course of twenty centuries.