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Sefer Tzemach David, Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of Shorashim (root-letters), with explanations in Latin and ...

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Sefer Tzemach David, Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of Shorashim (root-letters), with explanations in Latin and Italian, by "Rabbi David min HaTapuchim, Doctor from the city of Spoleto" [David de Pomis].


Venice, 1587. Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin and Italian.


The lexicon is arranged in two columns, according to the Hebrew alphabet. "Hebrew words" are in the right column while "foreign words" (Aramaic, Mishnaic Hebrew, etc.) are on the left.


The Sefer opens with author's dedication to Pope Sixtus V, dated February 1587 (in Latin), and introductions in Latin, Italian and Hebrew, describing the author's genealogy and autobiography. From the Hebrew introduction: "Tale of a few of the author's tribulations from his youth until today", events that the author and his family experienced. At the end of the introduction: "Friday, the 21st of Shevat 1587".


Overall in good condition, first 2 pages with old paper repairs affecting text, stains, later binding.


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