- David ben Judah he-Hasid
- (fl. 14th cent)Spanish kabbalist, grandson of Nahmanides. He wrote commentaries on the Zohar and the order of the prayers, and a treatise on the mysteries of the alphabet.
Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
David ben Judah he-Hasid
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