Ibn Janāḥ

by Sánchez, Ignacio

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Abū l-Walīd Marwān Ibn Janāḥ (fl. second quarter of the fifth/eleventh century), referred to as Rabbi Jonah or Rabi Marinus in Jewish sources, was a Jewish Andalusī physician and expert on logic, Hebrew grammar, and lexicography. Details about his life are scarce: he was born in Lucena or Córdoba in the last quarter of the fourth/tenth century, and died in Zaragoza after 429/1038 (Bos and Käs, 148). He studied Hebrew and Arabic language and literature in Lucena under Isaac b. Levi b. Mar Saul, …

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Abū l-Walīd Marwān Ibn Janāḥ (fl. second quarter of the fifth/eleventh century), referred to as Rabbi Jonah or Rabi Marinus in Jewish sources, was a Jewish Andalusī physician and expert on logic, Hebrew grammar, and lexicography. Details about his life are scarce: he was born in Lucena or Córdoba in the last quarter of the fourth/tenth century, and died in Zaragoza after 429/1038 (Bos and Käs, 148). He studied Hebrew and Arabic language and literature in Lucena under Isaac b. Levi b. Mar Saul, Isaac b.

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2483

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eng Islam

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Sánchez, Ignacio

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