ḤISDAI (Ḥasdai) IBN SHAPRUT — (c. 915–c. 970), the first of the Jewish dignitaries in the service of Spanish rulers on whom information is extant. The family originated in the city of Jaen in eastern Andalusia. From there, Ḥisdai s father, who was a wealthy man, came to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ḤISDAI IBN ḤISDAI, ABU AL-FAḌL — (b. ca. 1050), Hebrew poet; son of Joseph ibn Ḥisdai, the author of the Shirah Yetumah in honor of Samuel ha Nagid; born apparently in Saragossa. Ḥisdai was Abu al Faḍl s family name. In his youth, in the cultural atmosphere created by the Banu… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hisdai (or Hasdai) ben-Isaac ibn-Shaprut — (c. 915–c. 970) Spanish physician and diplomat. Hisdai’s father was a wealthy and learned man in Cordova, the capital of the Umayyad caliphate in Spain. Hisdai himself studied medicine and entered the service of the caliph, ‘Abd al Rahman.… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Ḥisdai ibn Shaprut — ▪ Spanish Jewish physician and writer in full Ḥisdai Abu Yusuf Ben Isaac Ben Ezra Ibn Shaprut, Ḥisdai also spelled Ḥasdai born c. 915, , Jaén, Spain died c. 975, , Córdoba Jewish physician, translator, and political figure who helped… … Universalium
Hisdai ibn Shaprut — Chasdai ibn Schaprut (hebr. חסדאי אבן שפרוט, arabisch حسداي بن شبروط Hasdāy ibn Schabrūt, DMG Ḥasdāy b. Šabrūṭ; auch Chisdai; * um 915 in Jaén, gest. um 970 in Córdoba) war ein jüdischer Diplomat im mittelalterlichen Spanien. Er ist der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
TAKU, MOSES BEN ḤISDAI — (13th century), tosafist, commentator on piyyutim, and author of the polemical treatise, Ketav Tammim. Taku probably wrote in the fourth and fifth decades of the 13th century. The surname Taku has not been explained satisfactorily; it may be… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KHAZARS — KHAZARS, a national group of general Turkic type, independent and sovereign in Eastern Europe between the seventh and tenth centuries C.E. During part of this time the leading Khazars professed Judaism. The name is frequently pronounced with an a … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MENAHEM BEN JACOB IBN SARUQ — (Saruk; tenth century), Spanish author and lexicographer. Born in Tortosa, he moved at an early age to Cordova, where Isaac, the father of , became his patron. After Isaac s death, Menahem went back to his native town for a short interlude, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
TRANSLATION AND TRANSLATORS — The earliest Jewish translations, apart from possible examples in the Bible, are the Greek version of the Pentateuch and, later, other books of the Bible, which were made to fill a need in the Greek speaking Jewish community of Alexandria and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Menahem ben Saruq — ▪ Spanish Jewish lexicographer in full Menahem ben Jacob ibn Saruq , Saruq also spelled Saruk born c. 910, , Tortosa, Independent Moorish States died c. 970, , Córdoba? Jewish lexicographer and poet who composed the first Hebrew language … Universalium