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Hanasia, Ahub B. Meïr
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or Spanish-Arabian poet of the twelfth century; probably a brother of the poet Joseph ben Meïr and of Abraham b. Meïr ibn Muhajar. In the earlier sources he is called either "Ahub" or "Oheb"; and it is difficult to say which is correct. If "Oheb," then he is probably the author of the poems signed "Oheb," and beginning respectively: (1) "Eloah ḥai asher yaẓar" (Luzzatto, "Naḥlat," p. 13); (2) "Asher libbi we-kilyotai," "reshut" for the Torah festival (Zunz, "Literaturgesch." p. 587). Judah ha-Levi dedicates a song of praise ("Mi ya'abor lanu le-'eber yam") to a certain Ahub, but the latter's surname is 
; and although the name "Ahub" is a rare one, it is improbable that the poem was addressed to the subject of this article.
The designation 
, found in various other forms, has not yet been explained.
- Abraham b. David, in Neubauer, M. J. C. 1:81;
- Joseph b. Ẓaddiḳ, ib. p. 93 (where "Oheb" or "Ahub" should be read instead of "Abraham");
- Conforte, Ḳore ha-Dorot, p. 8a.
- On "Oheb" and "Ahub" see Steinschneider in J. Q. R. 10:131,529;
- on "Muhajar," 11:137.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Hanasia, Ahub B. Meïr'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/h/hanasia-ahub-b-mer.html. 1901.
