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sa-ne-GOR

Phonetics · sa-ne-GOR

Defense counsel, advocate.

"Defense attorney" — Greek synēgoros naturalized in rabbinic legal Hebrew; opposite: kategor (prosecutor/accuser).

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Reviewed 2026-07-30

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