Menahem ben Saruq
Menahem ben Saruq · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Grammarian and lexicographer; compiled the 'Mahberet', the first dictionary of Biblical Hebrew written in Hebrew
c. 920, Tortosa, Al-Andalus (now Catalonia, Spain) — c. 970, Córdoba, Al-Andalus (now Spain)
Al-Andalus (Córdoba)
Menahem ben Saruq is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Grammarian and lexicographer; compiled the 'Mahberet', the first dictionary of Biblical Hebrew written in Hebrew
Jewish Hebrew grammarian, lexicographer and poet in the Córdoba of the Caliphate, working under the patronage of the statesman Hasdai ibn Shaprut. He compiled the 'Mahberet,' the first dictionary of Biblical Hebrew composed in Hebrew — a foundational work of medieval Hebrew philology, later fiercely debated with his rival Dunash ben Labrat.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Grammarian and lexicographer; compiled the 'Mahberet', the first dictionary of Biblical Hebrew written in Hebrew
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
