Rabbi Jonah ibn Janah
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Rabbi Jonah ibn Janah was an 11th-century Andalusian Jewish grammarian and lexicographer renowned for pioneering systematic Hebrew grammar and comparative Semitic linguistics.
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| Rabbi Jonah ibn Janah canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
Andalusian Jew
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Jewish grammarian ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ medieval rabbi ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
analysis of Hebrew verb patterns
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classification of Hebrew roots ⓘ integration of Arabic grammatical methods into Hebrew studies ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Andalusian Jewish culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hebrew grammar
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biblical exegesis ⓘ comparative Semitic linguistics ⓘ lexicography ⓘ |
| floruitCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abraham ibn Ezra
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later medieval Hebrew grammarians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Rabbi Judah ben David Hayyuj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks |
Arabic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the founders of scientific Hebrew grammar ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Kitāb al-Lumaʿ
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Kitāb al-Tanqīḥ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology | comparative analysis of Semitic languages ⓘ |
| name |
Abu al-Walīd Marwān ibn Janāḥ
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Jonah ibn Janah NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Jonah ibn Janah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comparative study of Hebrew and Arabic
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foundational work in medieval Hebrew linguistics ⓘ pioneering systematic Hebrew grammar ⓘ |
| occupation |
grammarian
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lexicographer ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| region | al-Andalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies in history of Hebrew linguistics ⓘ |
| usedLanguageForScholarship | Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Hebrew Bible vocabulary
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Hebrew morphology ⓘ Hebrew syntax ⓘ |
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