Sefer ha-Agron
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Sefer ha-Agron is an early Hebrew lexicographical work, traditionally attributed to Saadia Gaon, that organizes Hebrew words for use in poetry and linguistic study.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew lexicographical work
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Jewish linguistic text ⓘ medieval Hebrew dictionary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Babylonian Jewry
NERFINISHED
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Geonic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew piyyut ⓘ |
| author | Saadia Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
facilitates rhyme and meter
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organization by word beginnings ⓘ organization by word endings ⓘ |
| field |
Hebrew philology
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Jewish studies ⓘ |
| genre |
dictionary
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lexicon ⓘ poetic thesaurus ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Gaon of Sura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Agron
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Sefer ha-Agron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early milestone in Hebrew lexicography
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evidence for early medieval Hebrew poetic practice ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Hebrew lexicography
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medieval Hebrew poets ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hebrew lexicography
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Hebrew linguistics ⓘ Hebrew poetry ⓘ Hebrew vocabulary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest Hebrew dictionaries
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systematic arrangement of Hebrew vocabulary ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid to Hebrew poets
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tool for composing Hebrew poetry ⓘ tool for linguistic study ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Saadia Gaon’s grammatical writings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure |
arranged for poetic use
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organized lists of Hebrew words ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 10th century ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Saadia Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hebrew poets
ⓘ
students of Hebrew language ⓘ |
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