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Pesante (Pizante), Moses B. Ḥayyim B. Shem-Ṭob
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
Turkish commentator of the second half of the sixteenth century. He was the author of "Yesha' Elohim," a commentary on the "Hosha'not" and on some Biblical texts and sayings (Constantinople, 1567; 2d ed. Salonica, 1569). A part of this work was incorporated in the "Batte Abot" of Joseph ḅ. David of Salonica (Salonica, 1825). Pesante wrote also "Ner Miẓwah," a commentary on Solomon ibn Gabirol's "Azharot" (Constantinople, 1567; 2d ed. Salonica, 1569); and "Ḥuḳḳot ha-Pesaḥ," a commentary on the Haggadah (Salonica, 1569).
Bibliography:- Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl. No. 6542;
- Zedner, Cat. Hebr. Books Brit. Mus. p. 568.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Pesante (Pizante), Moses B. Ḥayyim B. Shem-Ṭob'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​p/pesante-pizante-moses-b-aayyim-b-shem-a1ob.html. 1901.