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MASORAH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: 1. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE BIBLE 1.1. THE SOFERIM 1.2. WRITTEN TRANSMISSION 1.2.1. Methods of Writing 1.2.1.1. THE ORDER OF THE BOOKS 1.2.1.2. SEDARIM AND PARASHIYYOT … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LINGUISTIC LITERATURE, HEBREW — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction foreword the beginning of linguistic literature linguistic literature and its background the development of linguistic literature Foreword: A Well Defined Unit the four… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SAADIAH (Ben Joseph) GAON — (882–942), greatest scholar and author of the geonic period and important leader of Babylonian Jewry. Saadiah was born in Pithom (Abu Suweir), in the Faiyum district in Egypt. Little is known about his family except that his opponents slandered… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LEVITA, ELIJAH — (Bahur; ben Asher ha Levi Ashkenazi; 1468 or 1469–1549), Hebrew philologist, grammarian, and lexicographer. Born in Neustadt, near Nuremberg, Germany, he spent most of his life in Italy (Padua, Venice, and Rome) where he taught Hebrew language… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MOSES (ben Isaac) BEN HA-NESI'AH — (late 13th century), Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer; lived in England. His mother was apparently Jewish and was known as Countess or Contesse, in Hebrew Ha Nesi ah; hence his name: Ben ha Nesi ah. His only extant work, Sefer ha Shoham ( The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
NATHAN, MORDECAI — (15th cent.), French physician of Avignon, the teacher of joseph b. solomon colon . Nathan was mentioned among three Jews and doctors of medicine together with three Christian doctors of medicine in Avignon in a manuscript entitled Thoroughly… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
THE MIDDLE AGES — … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th … Universalium
Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
