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Alnaharwanai

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Alnakif, Isaac ben Joseph
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A Hebrew scholar of the gaonic period; probably of Nehardea. He is the author of a rimed alphabetical treatise in Hebrew on the Jewish calendar, printed in "Kerem Ḥemed," part This poem is interesting for the light it throws on the history of the Jewish calendar as well as on the history of neo-Hebrew poetry.

Bibliography:
  • Steinschneider, in Ersch and Gruber, Encyklopädie, § 2, 31:104;
  • Harkavy, Zikkaron la-Rishonim, 5:115-118.
M. K.
Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Alnaharwanai'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​a/alnaharwanai.html. 1901.
 
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