Jonah ibn Janah
Jonah ibn Janah · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Physician and grammarian; his works laid the foundations of scientific Hebrew grammar and lexicography
c. 990, Córdoba, Al-Andalus (now Spain) — c. 1050, Zaragoza, Al-Andalus (now Spain)
Al-Andalus (Spain)
Jonah ibn Janah is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Physician and grammarian; his works laid the foundations of scientific Hebrew grammar and lexicography
Jonah ibn Janah (Abu al-Walid Marwan ibn Janah) was a Jewish physician, grammarian and lexicographer of Muslim Spain whose Judeo-Arabic masterwork 'Kitab al-Tanqih' contained the first complete Hebrew grammar and dictionary of Classical Hebrew, laying the scientific foundations of Hebrew philology and syntax that shaped biblical exegesis for centuries. Trained in Córdoba, he settled in Zaragoza after the city's sack.
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Physician and grammarian; his works laid the foundations of scientific Hebrew grammar and lexicography
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
