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Judah ben David Hayyuj

Who

Judah ben David Hayyuj · Arts & Literature

What

'Father of Hebrew grammar' who established the theory of triliteral Hebrew roots.

When

c. 945, Fez, Morocco — c. 1000, Córdoba, Al-Andalus (Spain)

Where

Córdoba · Fez

Biography

Judah ben David Hayyuj is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — 'Father of Hebrew grammar' who established the theory of triliteral Hebrew roots.

How & why

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

Contributions & Sources

'Father of Hebrew grammar' who established the theory of triliteral Hebrew roots.

c. 945

Source: Jewish Encyclopedia