Agron
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Agron is an early Hebrew dictionary and thesaurus compiled by Saadia Gaon to aid in the study and composition of Hebrew poetry and scripture.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew dictionary
→
medieval Hebrew lexicographical work → thesaurus → |
| alsoKnownAs | Sefer ha-Agron NERFINISHED → |
| associatedWith |
Hebrew liturgical poetry
→
piyyut → |
| author | Saadia Gaon NERFINISHED → |
| compiler | Saadia Gaon NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED → |
| field |
Hebrew linguistics
→
Hebrew philology → |
| genre |
dictionary
→
thesaurus → |
| influenced |
later Hebrew lexicography
→
medieval Jewish poets → |
| language | Hebrew → |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest Hebrew dictionaries
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systematic organization of Hebrew words for poetic use → |
| originalLanguageOfComposition | Hebrew → |
| partOf | medieval Jewish scholarly literature → |
| purpose |
aid in the composition of Hebrew poetry
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aid in the composition of Hebrew scripture → aid in the study of Hebrew poetry → aid in the study of Hebrew scripture → |
| religiousTradition | Judaism → |
| timePeriod | early 10th century → |
| usedBy |
Jewish scholars
→
students of Hebrew poetry → |
| usedFor |
composing Hebrew verse
→
studying biblical Hebrew vocabulary → |
Referenced by (1)
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