Acharon

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noun

A rabbi-scholar of the modern period, starting from the 16th century.

OriginHebrew אַחֲרוֹן →
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Meanings

nounAcharon (plural Acharonim)

plural Acharonim

  1. A rabbi-scholar of the modern period, starting from the 16th century.

    I want to see a WRITTEN source as authored by a posek/acharon prior to the year 1900.

    2006 April 29, bac...@vms.huji.ac.il, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Origin

  1. Hebrewאַחֲרוֹן“last”
  2. EnglishAcharon

Borrowed from Hebrew אַחֲרוֹן (“last”).

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APA

Acharon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acharon

MLA

“Acharon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acharon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Acharon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Acharon.

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