<html><head></head><body dir="ltr" lang="en-US" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: initial;"> <p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">And is would also explain "rabbi" as a back formation.<br></p><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></p><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: initial;">Rabbi Dr. Seth Mandel"</span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; line-height: initial;"><br></span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; line-height: initial;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm not sure how the Patach got in there</font></span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; line-height: initial;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; line-height: initial;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This passuk in Daniyyel might be a factor</font></span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; line-height: initial;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; line-height: initial;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I long suspected the Title "Rabban" was backformed to Rahbbi. I have no evidence, just a hunch.</font></span></div></body></html>