בן אחר בן

Hebrew

Etymology

The term is comprised of the Hebrew noun בֵּן meaning "son" and the Hebrew preposition אַחַר meaning "after". The literal translation is "son after son".

Pronunciation

Adjective

בֵּן אַחַר בֵּן • (ben akhar ben)

  1. Direct patrilineal descent. The Hebrew equivalent to patrilineality.

Example: Rashi ben akhar ben Yochanan HaSandler (Rashi is a direct paternal descent of Yochanan HaSandler).

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