HERB - Hebrew References

[Christine A Seelye-King]

Sorry, folks, I can't remember if this originally came from Cook's or
Herbs List, so I'm sending it to both.  Someone posted asking about
Avincenna as a period Hebraic scholar.  I sent the request to my
Household's Resident Hebraic Expert (he's not a Token anything), Baron
Master Willaim de Montegilt.   Here is his reply.
Mistress Christianna MacGrain

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From: Bill Colbert <billcolbert at earthlink.net>
To: mermayde at juno.com (Christine A Seelye-King)
Subject: Re: Hebrew References
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 1998 00:37:54 -0400
Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19980607003754.006a2c4c at earthlink.net>

Let's see....
1) Avicenna lived in Spain and (I think) North Africa
  in the 12th century.  If memory serves, he was a
  teacher of Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (aka Maimonides) (on
  whom be peace!).  Maimonides was a contemporary of
  Richard Lionheart, and late in life became the personal
  physician of Saladin.

2) Avicenna was a Jewish doctor.  He wrote in Hebrew, and
  I think, Arabic, which is typical of folks living in
  al Andalus (Spain) about then.

3) Hagadol is really ha-gadol.  "Ha" is "the" and gadol is
  big (great, large..depending on context).  Thus, 
  "The Great" in this instance.

Cheers....William


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