בן אחר בן

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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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

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Adjective

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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).