מַה יְּדִידוּת מְנוּחָתֵךְ | Mah Yedidut M’nuḥatekh, attributed to Menaḥem ibn Saruq (ca. 10th c.)
Contributed by: Honi Sanders (translation), Menaḥem ibn Saruq
The popular table song for Shabbat. . . .
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Menaḥem ibn Saruq ![]() Menaḥem ibn SaruqMenaḥem ibn Saruq (also known as Menahem ben Jacob ibn Saruq, מנחם בן סרוק, ca.920-ca.970) was a Tortosa born Spanish-Jewish philologist of the tenth century CE. He was a skilled poet and polyglot. Menaḥem produced an early dictionary of the Hebrew language. For a time he was the assistant of the great Jewish statesman Ḥasdai ibn Shaprut, and was involved in both literary and diplomatic matters; his dispute with Dunash ben Labrat, however, led to his downfall. Filter resources by Category Filter resources by Tag acrostic | Acrostic signature | feast of the righteous | פיוטים piyyuṭim | Sabbath Queen | זמירות zemirot | 10th century C.E. | 48th century A.M. Filter resources by Collaborator Name Filter resources by Language Filter resources by Date Range Sorted Chronologically (new to old). Sort oldest first? מַה יְּדִידוּת מְנוּחָתֵךְ | Mah Yedidut M’nuḥatekh, attributed to Menaḥem ibn Saruq (ca. 10th c.)Contributed by: Honi Sanders (translation), Menaḥem ibn Saruq The popular table song for Shabbat. . . . | ||
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