Jacob ben Hayim ibn Adonijah

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Jacob ben Hayim ibn Adonijah was a Jewish scholar who edited a significant edition of the Hebrew Bible in Venice in 1524/25. This edition, published by Daniel Bomberg, became the standard for Hebrew Bibles until the 20th century. It was notable for including a comprehensive collection of Masoretic notes, which are textual annotations related to the Hebrew Bible. While influential, this edition was based on later manuscripts and contained eclectic readings.1

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The second edition, edited by Jacob ben Hayyim ibn Adonijah and issued by Bomberg in four volumes (Venice, 1524/25), became the prototype of future Hebrew Bibles down to the 20th century. It contained a vast text-critical apparatus of Masoretic notes never since equalled in any edition. Unfortunately, Ben Hayyim had…
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The second edition, edited by Jacob ben Hayyim ibn Adonijah and issued by Bomberg in four volumes (Venice, 1524/25), became the prototype of future Hebrew Bibles down to the 20th century. It contained a vast text-critical apparatus of Masoretic notes never since equalled in any edition. Unfortunately, Ben Hayyim had…
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