Judah ben David Hayyuj
Judah ben David Hayyuj · Arts & Literature
'Father of Hebrew grammar' who established the theory of triliteral Hebrew roots.
c. 945, Fez, Morocco — c. 1000, Córdoba, Al-Andalus (Spain)
Córdoba · Fez
Judah ben David Hayyuj is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — 'Father of Hebrew grammar' who established the theory of triliteral Hebrew roots.
Judah ben David Hayyuj is called the 'father of Hebrew grammar' because he established that Hebrew verbal roots are built on three consonants, replacing older and inconsistent schemes. Writing in Arabic at Córdoba, his analysis put Hebrew linguistics on a scientific footing and shaped every later grammarian. He was a Jewish scholar of the Andalusian Hebrew renaissance.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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'Father of Hebrew grammar' who established the theory of triliteral Hebrew roots.
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
