List of rabbinical acronyms
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) |