Nathan ben Jehiel
Nathan ben Jehiel · Arts & Literature
Italian lexicographer, author of the 'Arukh,' the foundational talmudic dictionary.
1035, Rome, Italy — 1106, Rome, Italy
Italy (Rome)
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Nathan ben Jehiel of Rome was an Italian-Jewish lexicographer who compiled the 'Arukh' (completed 1101), the foundational talmudic dictionary that explained difficult words in the Talmud and Midrash. Drawing on many languages and lost sources, the work became an indispensable reference for Jewish scholarship across the centuries. He was an observant Jew and a leading rabbinic figure of the Roman community.
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Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
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Italian lexicographer, author of the 'Arukh,' the foundational talmudic dictionary.
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
