List of rabbinical acronyms

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Since the Middle Ages , numerous acronyms for important rabbis , scholars, writers, etc. have been used in the Hebrew language .

Individual scholars, such as Rashi , are even better known by their abbreviation than their actual name.

The following list, sorted according to the Hebrew alphabet, summarizes common short names.

Introductory R / ר stands for Rabbi (רבי), MaHaR / מהר for Morenu ha-gadol Rabbi (מורנו הגדול רבי / our great teacher, Rabbi), "a" (and other vowels) are often only connecting vowels to make the consonants speak to one another connect to:

Hebrew spelling acronym Acronym variants in Latin spelling resolution Person / life data
אב״ג ABaG A braham B är G ottlober Abraham Bär Gottlober (1810–1899) (another pseudonym: Mahalalel)
אמ״ד AMaD A yzik M eier D ick Eisik Meir Dick (1807-1893)
בעש״ט BESCHT BA al Sch em T ow
(owner or master of the good name)
Israel ben Eliezer (around 1700–1760)
האר״י Haari / Ari / HaArI Ha (= article) A shkenasi R abbi J saak or A donenu R abbi I saak (Our Lord Teacher Isaak) Isaac Luria (1534–1572)
הראי״ה Haraajah / HaRaAJaH Ha (= article) R av A vraham J itzchaq h a-Kohen [Kook] Abraham Isaak Kook (1865-1935)
חיד״א Chida Ch aim J oseph D avid ben Isaac Zerachia A zulai Chaim Joseph David Azulai (1724-1806)
ט״ז Tas T ure S ahaw (based on his main work) David ben Samuel ha-Levi (1585–1667)
מהרי״ל Maharil / MaHaRIL M oreinu h a-gadol R av J akob [ben Moshe] ha- L evi Molin Jacob ben Moses HaLevi Molin (d. 1427)
מהר״ל Maharal / MaHaRaL M oreinu h a-gadol R av L oew - Our teacher Rabbi Loew Judah Löw (around 1520–1609)
מהר״ם Maharam / MaHaRaM M oreinu h a-gadol R av M eir [ben Baruch] me- (Hebrew from, from) Rothenburg Meir von Rothenburg (died 1293)
מהרש״ל Maharschal / MaHaRSCHaL or Raschal M orenu h a-gadol R abbi Sch lomo L uria Solomon ben Jechiel Luria (1510–1573)
מלבי״ם Malbim M eir L öw or also: L eibusch b en J echiel M ichael Weiser Malbim (1809-1879)
ראב״ן Raban / RABaN R fig E read b en n atan Eliezer ben Natan (1090–1170)
ראב״ע Raba R abbi A braham i b n E sra Abraham ibn Esra (around 1092–1167)
רא״ה Raah / Ra'AH R abbi A haron h a-Levi Aharon ha-Levi (around 1235-1300)
רב״ש Rabash R abbi B aruch Sch alom ha-Levi Aschlag Baruch Ashlag (1907-1991)
רד״ל Radal / RaDaL R abbi D avid L uria David Luria (1798–1855)
רד״ק Radak / RaDaQ R abbi D avid Q imchi / kimchi David Kimchi (1160-1235)
ריב״ל RIBaL R abbi I saak B är L evinsohn Isaak Bär Levinsohn (1788-1860)
ריב״ש Rivasch / RIVaSCH R abbi J Itzchak b s Sch eshet Yitzchak ben Sheschet (1326–1408)
ריה״ל Rihal / RIHaL R abbi J ehuda h a- L evi Yehuda ha-Levi
ריטב״א Ritva / RITVA R abbi J om T ov b en A vraham Asevilli Jom Tov Asevilli (1250-1320)
ריי״ץ Rayatz R abbi Y osef Y i tz chak Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880–1950)
רי״ף Rif / RIF R abbi J itzchak Al f asi (Fasi = Fès , Al is the Arabic article, Alfasi = "[the] from Fès") Isaak Alfasi (1013-1103)
רלב״ג Ralbag / RaLBaG R abbi (he was never a rabbi) L evi b en G eron Levi ben Gershon (1288-1344)
רמ״א Rema / also: Remu / ReMa R abbi M oses I sserles (Isserles written in Hebrew with initial aleph) Moses Isserles (1525–1572)
רמב״ם Rambam / RaMBaM R abbi M osche b en M aimon Moses Maimonides (1138–1204)
רמב״ן Ramban / RaMBaN R abbi M osche b en N ahman Nachmanides (1194-1270)
רמב״ע Ramba / RaMBa ' R abbi M osche ibn [ b en] E sra ["a" picture vowel; '= initial Ain = E (sra)] Moses ibn Esra (around 1055–1138)
רמ״ד Ramad / RaMaD R abbi M osche D essoi ("Moses from Dessau") Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786)
רמ״ה Ramah / RaMaH R abbi M eir ben Todros h a-Levi Abulafia Meir ha-Levi Abulafia (around 1165-1244)
רמח״ל Ramchal / RaMCHaL R abbi M osche Ch aim L uzzatto Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707–1746)
רמ״ק Ramaq / RaMaQ R abbi M ose [ben Jakob] C ordovero ("Cordovero" written in Hebrew with initial Qoph) Moses Cordovero (1522-1570)
רמ״ק Remak R abbi M oses K imchi Moses Kimchi (d. 1190)
ר״ן Ran / RaN R from N issim Nissim of Gerona = Nissim ben Reuben Gerondi (d. 1375)
רס״ג Rasag / RaSaG R abbi S aadia [ben Joseph] G aon Saadia Gaon (882-942)
ר״ש Fast (miSenz) R abbi Sch imschon (miSenz) Shimshon of Sens (around 1150-1230)
רשב״א Raschba / RaSCHBA R abbi Sch lomo b en A dret Solomon Adret (1235-1310)
רשב״י Rashbi R abbi Sch imon b en J ochai Shimon ben Jochai (2nd century)
רשב״ם Rashbam / RaSCHBaM R abbi Sch muel b en M eir Samuel ben Meir (12th century)
רשב״ץ Rashbats / Rashbats R abbi Sch imon b en Ts emach Shimon ben Tsemach Duran (15th century)
רש״י Rashi R abbi Sch lomo J itzchaki Rashi (1040-1105)
שד״ל Schadal / Shadal / SCHaDaL Sch muel D avid L uzzatto Samuel David Luzzatto (1800–1865)
שי״ר Schir Sch lomo J ehuda Löw R apoport Solomon Juda Rapoport (1790–1867)
ש״ך chess S ifte K ohen (based on his main work) Sabbatai ben Meir ha-Kohen (1621–1662)
שפ״ר Schepher / SchePheR Sch aul P inchas R abbinowicz Saul Pinchas Rabbinowicz (1845–1910)