Radak

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Hebrew Bible commentator Jewish exegete Jewish grammarian Jewish lexicographer Masoretic scholar medieval Jewish biblical commentator medieval Jewish scholar rabbi

Radak, also known as Rabbi David Kimhi, was a prominent medieval Jewish biblical commentator, grammarian, and lexicographer whose works are central to traditional Jewish Bible study.

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Label	Occurrences
Radak canonical	4

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew Bible commentator ⓘ Jewish exegete ⓘ Jewish grammarian ⓘ Jewish lexicographer ⓘ Masoretic scholar ⓘ medieval Jewish biblical commentator ⓘ medieval Jewish scholar ⓘ rabbi ⓘ
activeInCentury	12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ
approach	peshat (plain-sense) interpretation ⓘ rationalist exegesis ⓘ
dateOfBirth	circa 1160 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	circa 1235 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Jews ⓘ surface form: Jewish people
familyRelation	brother of Rabbi Moses Kimhi ⓘ son of Rabbi Joseph Kimhi ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Hebrew linguistics ⓘ Hebrew philology ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ
hasAcronym	Radak self-link ⓘ Radaq ⓘ
hasFamilyName	Kimhi ⓘ Qimhi ⓘ
hasGivenName	David ⓘ
hasHebrewName	ר׳ דוד קמחי ⓘ
hasName	Rabbi David Kimhi ⓘ surface form: David Kimhi Rabbi David Kimhi ⓘ Radaq ⓘ
importanceIn	traditional Jewish Bible study ⓘ yeshiva curriculum ⓘ
influenced	Hebrew grammatical tradition ⓘ later Jewish biblical commentators ⓘ traditional Jewish Bible study ⓘ
influencedBy	Ibn Ezra ⓘ surface form: Abraham ibn Ezra Rabbi Jonah ibn Janah ⓘ Rabbi Joseph Kimhi ⓘ Rabbi Joseph Kimhi ⓘ surface form: Rabbi Moses Kimhi Rashi ⓘ
knownFor	Hebrew grammar ⓘ Hebrew lexicography ⓘ biblical commentary ⓘ commentary on the Prophets ⓘ commentary on the Writings ⓘ defense of Judaism in polemical context ⓘ rational peshat exegesis ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ
notableWork	Commentary on Chronicles ⓘ Commentary on Psalms ⓘ Commentary on the Former Prophets ⓘ Commentary on the Latter Prophets ⓘ Mikhlol ⓘ Sefer HaShorashim ⓘ
placeOfBirth	France ⓘ Narbonne ⓘ Provence ⓘ
placeOfDeath	France ⓘ Narbonne ⓘ Provence ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Provence ⓘ Southern France ⓘ surface form: southern France
religion	Judaism ⓘ
tradition	Provençal Jewry ⓘ
usedBy	Jewish scholars ⓘ biblical commentators ⓘ students of Hebrew grammar ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mikraot Gedolot → containsCommentaryBy → Radak ⓘ

Ibn Ezra → influenced → Radak ⓘ

Provençal Jewish scholars → notableMember → Radak ⓘ

Radak → hasAcronym → Radak self-link ⓘ