בן אחר בן
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ben (ʔ)aχaʁ ben/
Adjective[edit]
בֵּן אַחַר בֵּן • (ben akhar ben)
- Direct patrilineal descent. The Hebrew equivalent to patrilineality.
Example: Rashi ben akhar ben Yochanan HaSandler (Rashi is a direct paternal descent of Yochanan HaSandler).