Hebrew Meaning of patriarch

פטריארך

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Definitions and Meaning of patriarch in English

Wordnet

patriarch (n)

title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

the male head of family or tribe

any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

Webster

patriarch (n.)

The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses.

A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.

A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.

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פטריארך

title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem), the male head of family or tribe, any of the early b

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No antonyms found.

patrial => פטריוטי, patras => פטרס, patrai => פטרס, patonce => פטנסי, paton => פטון,