exilarch

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noun

The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.

OriginBiblical Hebrew רֹאשׁ גָּלוּת →
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Meanings

nounexilarch (plural exilarchs)

plural exilarchs

  1. The leader of the Jews of the Babylonian exile.
  2. The head of a community of Jews in the diaspora.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewרֹאשׁ גָּלוּת
  2. Englishexilarch

From exile + -arch, a calque of Biblical Hebrew רֹאשׁ גָּלוּת (rôš galûṯ).

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APA

exilarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exilarch

MLA

“exilarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exilarch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exilarch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exilarch.

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