achron

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Pronunciations

achron (akh-ROHN) listen
achron (AKH-rohn) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Before you check it in the Acharonim, look up the Rishonim." (Glinert)

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  • "The Spanish Expulsion marks the approximate beginning of the age of the Acharonim" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • אחרון acharon 'later, last'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      acharon, akharon, ahron, aharon, akhron, achroin, akhroin, achronim, akhronim

Notes

  • plural 'achronim', 'acharonim', or 'achroinim'

    Usually used in the plural.

    Distinguished from the rishonim.

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