Samuel ibn Tibbon
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Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel ibn Tibbon canonical | 7 |
| Judah ibn Tibbon | 1 |
| Rabbi Samuel ibn Tibbon | 1 |
| ibn Tibbon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Samuel ibn Tibbon Context triple: [Guide for the Perplexed, notableHebrewTranslator, Samuel ibn Tibbon]
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Abraham Abulafia
Abraham Abulafia was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and philosopher who founded an influential ecstatic school of Kabbalah focused on meditation, letter permutations, and prophetic experience.
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Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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Saadia Kobashi
Saadia Kobashi was an Israeli political figure who served as a representative in the pre-state Provisional Council of Israel (Moetzet HaAm).
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Gersonides
Gersonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, and astronomer known for his rationalist biblical commentaries and major philosophical work "The Wars of the Lord."
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Moses de León
Moses de León was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and writer traditionally credited with composing or compiling the core text of the Zohar, a foundational work of Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Samuel ibn Tibbon Target entity description: Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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A.
Abraham Abulafia
Abraham Abulafia was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and philosopher who founded an influential ecstatic school of Kabbalah focused on meditation, letter permutations, and prophetic experience.
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B.
Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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C.
Saadia Kobashi
Saadia Kobashi was an Israeli political figure who served as a representative in the pre-state Provisional Council of Israel (Moetzet HaAm).
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D.
Gersonides
Gersonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, Talmudist, mathematician, and astronomer known for his rationalist biblical commentaries and major philosophical work "The Wars of the Lord."
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E.
Moses de León
Moses de León was a 13th-century Spanish Jewish mystic and writer traditionally credited with composing or compiling the core text of the Zohar, a foundational work of Kabbalah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish intellectual
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commentator ⓘ medieval Jewish philosopher ⓘ rabbi ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1150s ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 1230 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish people ⓘ |
| familyName |
Samuel ibn Tibbon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ibn Tibbon
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| father | Judah ibn Tibbon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish philosophy
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biblical exegesis ⓘ translation studies ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish philosophy
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Provençal Jewish scholars ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic philosophy
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Aristotle ⓘ Maimonides ⓘ
surface form:
Moses Maimonides
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| knownFor |
correspondence with Maimonides
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developing a Hebrew philosophical terminology based on Arabic sources ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ibn Tibbon family ⓘ |
| movement | medieval rationalist Judaism ⓘ |
| name | Samuel ibn Tibbon self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hebrew translation of Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed
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influencing medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ translating Maimonides’ works from Arabic into Hebrew ⓘ |
| notableWork | Hebrew translation of Guide for the Perplexed ⓘ |
| occupation |
philosopher
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translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
France
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Lunel ⓘ Provence ⓘ |
| relative | Judah ibn Tibbon ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Lunel
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Marseille ⓘ
surface form:
Marseilles
Provence ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| translatedToLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| translatedWorkOf |
Maimonides
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surface form:
Moses Maimonides
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| wroteCommentaryOn |
Book of Ecclesiastes
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surface form:
Ecclesiastes
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Subject: Samuel ibn Tibbon Description of subject: Samuel ibn Tibbon was a medieval Jewish philosopher and translator best known for rendering Maimonides’ works, especially the Guide for the Perplexed, from Arabic into Hebrew, thereby shaping Jewish intellectual history.
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