English Meaning
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 man who rules a family, clan, or tribe.
- Bible One of the antediluvian progenitors of the human race, from Adam to Noah.
- Bible Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or any of Jacob's 12 sons, the eponymous progenitors of the 12 tribes of Israel.
- Used formerly as a title for the bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria.
- Roman Catholic Church A bishop who holds the highest episcopal rank after the pope.
- Eastern Orthodox Church Any one of the bishops of the sees of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, Moscow, and Jerusalem who has authority over other bishops.
- Judaism The head of the Sanhedrin in Syrian Palestine from about 180 B.C. to A.D. 429.
- Mormon Church A high dignitary of the priesthood empowered to invoke blessings.
- One who is regarded as the founder or original head of an enterprise, organization, or tradition.
- A very old, venerable man; an elder.
- The oldest member of a group: the patriarch of the herd.
Examples | ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ
The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
Acts 2:29
"Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¾àµ½ അവൻ à´ªàµà´°à´µà´¾à´šà´•àµ» ആകയാൽ ദൈവം അവനàµà´±àµ† à´•à´Ÿà´¿à´ªàµà´°à´¦àµ‡à´¶à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† ഫലതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ നിനàµàµ» à´’à´°àµà´¤àµà´¤à´¨àµ† അവനàµà´±àµ† സിംഹാസനതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ ഇരàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ തനàµà´¨àµ‹à´Ÿàµ സതàµà´¯à´‚ ചെയàµà´¤àµ ഉറപàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ അറഞàµà´žà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ:
Acts 7:8
Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
പിനàµà´¨àµ† അവനàµà´¨àµ പരിചàµà´›àµ‡à´¦à´¨à´¯àµ†à´¨àµà´¨ നിയമം കൊടàµà´¤àµà´¤àµ; à´…à´™àµà´™à´¨àµ† അവൻ യിസàµà´¹à´¾à´•àµà´•à´¿à´¨àµ† ജനിപàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ, à´Žà´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¾à´‚ നാൾ പരിചàµà´›àµ‡à´¦à´¨ ചെയàµà´¤àµ. യിസàµà´¹à´¾à´•àµàµ¿ യാകàµà´•àµ‹à´¬à´¿à´¨àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ യാകàµà´•àµ‹à´¬àµ പനàµà´¤àµà´°à´£àµà´Ÿàµ ഗോതàµà´°à´ªà´¿à´¤à´¾à´•àµà´•à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ ജനിപàµà´ªà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ.
Acts 7:9
"And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him
ഗോതàµà´°à´ªà´¿à´¤à´¾à´•àµà´•à´¨àµà´®à´¾àµ¼ യോസേഫിനോടൠഅസൂയപàµà´ªàµ†à´Ÿàµà´Ÿàµ അവനെ മിസàµà´°à´¯àµ€à´®à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ വിറàµà´±àµà´•à´³à´žàµà´žàµ.
Hebrews 7:4
Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils.
ഇവൻ à´Žà´¤àµà´° മഹാൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ നോകàµà´•àµà´µà´¿àµ» ; ഗോതàµà´°à´ªà´¿à´¤à´¾à´µà´¾à´¯ à´…à´¬àµà´°à´¾à´¹à´¾à´‚ കൂടെയàµà´‚ അവനàµà´¨àµ കൊളàµà´³à´¯àµà´Ÿàµ† വിശേഷസാധനങàµà´™à´³à´¿àµ½ പതàµà´¤à´¿à´²àµŠà´¨àµà´¨àµ കൊടàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´µà´²àµà´²àµ‹.
