Saadia Ibn Danan
Rabbi Saadiah ben Maimon ben Moshe ibn Danan (Hebrew: סעדיה אבן דנאן) (born 2nd half of 15th century in Granada, Spain – died 1493(?) in Oran, Algeria) was a grammarian of Hebrew and Arabic, poet and a halachic authority. [1]
He served as a dayan in Granada and, following the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, settled in Oran with his father.[1]
Among his works are rabbinic Responsa, a Talmudic dictionary called Sepher Arukh, works on Hebrew grammar and Hebrew verse, as well as a Hebrew dictionary written in Arabic. [1] He was the first writer to compare Hebrew metre with its Arabic counterpart.
References
- 1 2 3 Gottheil, Richard; Broydé, Isaac (1906). "Saadia ben Maimon ibn Danan". Jewish Encyclopedia.
Further reading
- Ibn Danan, Saadia. Ad-Daruri fi-l-Lughah-al-'Ibraniyyah / Sepher ha-Shorashim (Granada: Universidad de Granada, 1996).
- Ibn Danan, Saadia. Seder ha-dorot (Madrid: Aben Ezra Ediciones, 1997).
- "Even Danan, Sa'adyah ben Maimon", Article in Encyclopaedia Hebraica
- "Ibn Dannan, Saadiah ben Maimun", Article in Encyclopaedia Judaica
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