Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Harizi, Judah ben Solomon — ▪ Spanish Jewish poet born c. 1170, , Spain died c. 1235 man of letters, last representative of the golden age of Spanish Hebrew poetry. He wandered through Provence and also the Middle East, translating Arabic poetry and scientific works… … Universalium
AL-ḤARIZI, JUDAH BEN SOLOMON — (1165–1225), Hebrew poet and translator. He was born in Spain, very likely in Christian Toledo, a city that at this time preserved Arabic culture and that he describes with particular detail; however, there are no conclusive proofs of it, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤARIZI, ABU ISAAC ABRAHAM — (fl. c. 1100), Hebrew poet of Toledo, Spain. Moses Ibn Ezra mentions him in his poetics (tr. by A. Halkin, Kitab al Muhadara wal Mudhakara (1975), 40b) as being a contemporary of Abu Harun ibn Abi al Aysh … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JUDAH BEN ISAAC — (14th or 15th century), author of a Hebrew treatise on music. Judah ben Isaac, who was probably a native of Southern France and seems to have been connected with the Jewish cultural renaissance in 14th century Provence, adapted his treatise from… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah ibn Shabbethai — (Hebrew: יהודה בן שבתי) was a Jewish Spanish poet of the end of the 12th century. He has been identified with the physician Judah b. Isaac of Barcelona, who is praised as a poet by Al Ḥarizi (ch. 46), but he may also have lived at Burgos. Judah… … Wikipedia
Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta — (born about 1160 died 1226) was a Jewish physician and poet, and disciple of Moses Maimonides. It is as an address to Joseph that Maimonides introduces his Guide for the Perplexed . Life For the first 25 years of his life he lived with his father … Wikipedia
ISAAC BEN JUDAH — (c. 1080), liturgical poet. While it is not known where Isaac flourished, his piyyutim have been included for the most part in the Maḥzor Romania; for that reason Zunz assumed that Isaac must have originally come from the Byzantine Empire. Isaac… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GABIROL, SOLOMON BEN JUDAH, IBN — (c. 1021–c. 1057; Ar. Abu Ayyub Sulayman ibn Yahya ibn Gabirul; Lat. Avicebron), Spanish poet and philosopher. His Life The main source of information on Ibn Gabirol s life is his poems, although frequently they offer no more than hints. A number … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GERONDI (Gerundi), ISAAC BEN JUDAH — (13th century), Spanish Hebrew poet. It has been suggested that Gerondi may perhaps be identified with Isaac ha Nasi of Barcelona (a nephew of Sheshet ha Nasi) whose poetry is lauded by Al Ḥarizi (Taḥkemoni, ed. by A. Kaminka (1899), 350–1).… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
