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Maran

Maran is a title for exceptionally respected rabbis. The term is more prevalent among Sephardi Jews, but it is also widely used by Ashkenazi Haredi Jews.

It is an Aramaic word used frequently in the Talmud, which means 'our master' (, , 'our master'). Most often, as the translation indicates, it is given to rabbis who are considered influential teachers and leaders.

Maran is also a surname used by people, mostly in the United States of America, such as the family of Josie Maran.

The most common use of the term is in reference to "Maran Beth Yosef", Rabbi Yosef Karo. In fact, when used without further qualification, Maran usually refers to Rabbi Karo. Amongst contemporary Rabbis, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv and Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is most closely associated with the honorific.

In contemporary parlance Maran is often attributed to Rabbis who serve as founding heads of a particular ideological/cultural movement. This use is usually limited to communication within that particular movement. For example, within their respective communities Rabbi Elazar Shach (Maran HaRav Shach), Rosh Yeshivas Ponevitch, and Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum, Satmar Rebbe often receive the title.

As with most honorifics, this title precedes the name: for example, one might say "Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef". Similarly to honorifics like doctor, it can also be used for direct addressing by itself when there is no ambiguity. When used with a name, it will almost always be followed by the (technically redundant) "Rabbi", as in the above example. It is never preceded by "the" in correct usage, though some journalists will make that mistake.

Syriac Christians, who use the Syriac variety of Aramaic, make reference to Jesus using exactly the same title (see Mar).

Apart from that, in Tamil Literature Maran lexically refers to "Desperado/Saviour/Couragious soldier/Defender" and similar meanings and pronounced as "Maarun". Tamil Poets at times, use this name with reference to Love as well. People in Southern Part of India and predominantly Tamil people who are fond of this language's taste use to name their descendants with this name, for instance, Dayanidhi Maran, Tamil Maran, ManiMaran, Marudhamaran, ElaMaran, Murasoli Maran etc.

Some peoples of MEENA Caste also write MARAN in Madhya Pradesh in place of MEENA Caste, for instance Swadesh Maran, Devraj Maran etc. of Meena Caste Write Maran.

Maran (disambiguation)

Maran is a rabbinic title.

Maran may also refer to:

  • Maran, a breed of chicken
  • Maran, Burma, a village in Kachin State
  • Maran, Iran (disambiguation), places in Iran
  • Maran, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Maran languages of Australia
  • the Syriac-Christian title for Jesus; see Mar
Maran (federal constituency)

Maran is a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Usage examples of "maran".

Wary, ready to move with smooth speed, they were trapped by the inability of their supervisors to disperse the confusion Maran was still building.

Only a Maran could have baffled the sophisticated circuitry of the Enforcement Service vessel.

As he struggled to assert some form of control over the machines, Maran poured a steady stream of orders into the Grade Two circuit which controlled the cell-deck.

Whatever he had done, Maran was not yet totally the master of the ship.

She had heard him trying to convince the machines that Maran was the danger.

There would be a little time, probably, before Maran regained his strength.

She could only hope now that Maran believed her and the rest of the crew dead or gone.

The projectile was heavy, round, metallic and in a tenth of a second it would smash through the large skull and Maran would be no threat to anyone.

A pale reminder of her furious determination echoed in her mind: she had known that Maran would have a plan to evade the cruisers.

She sat quite still in the comfortable, deep seat as Maran soothed the disturbed high-grade machines.

Lientand savagely, Maran had not answered his orders, not so much as replied with a single word.

When Buchanan had called to Maran, there was only the remotest of possibilities of saving the ship.

She enabled Commander Rosario to escape just before Maran released the surviving expellees.

Even though the ship was breaking up about him, Maran held the machines to his purpose.

Al was trying to reach her, but Maran was a deadly threat to the hundreds who might be involved in his next series of grotesque experiments, to thousands who might follow them.