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exilarch

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Etymology

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

Noun

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exilarch (plural exilarchs)

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