"Smicha (Hebrew: \u05E1\u05DE\u05D9\u05DB\u05D4\u200E, \"leaning [of the hands]\"), also smichut (Hebrew: \u05E1\u05DE\u05D9\u05DB\u05D5\u05EA\u200E, \"ordination\"), smicha lerabbanut (Hebrew: \u05E1\u05DE\u05D9\u05DB\u05D4 \u05DC\u05E8\u05D1\u05E0\u05D5\u05EA\u200E, \"rabbinical ordination\"), or smicha lehazzanut (Hebrew: \u05E1\u05DE\u05D9\u05DB\u05D4 \u05DC\u05D7\u05D6\u05E0\u05D5\u05EA\u200E, \"cantorial ordination\") is derived from a Hebrew word which means to \"rely on\" or \"to be authorized\". It generally refers to the ordination of a rabbi or cantor within Judaism."@en .