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

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ben (ʔ)aχaʁ ben/

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).