Judah Hayyuj
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Judah Hayyuj was a Spanish-Jewish grammarian who lived around the 10th century CE. He is recognized for his significant contributions to the scientific study of Hebrew grammar. Hayyuj's work involved recasting Hebrew grammar, and his system, later refined by David Kimhi, was adopted by modern scholars.1
His grammatical studies were foundational for later linguists, including Ibn Janah, who wrote a critique and supplement to Hayyuj's verb studies. Hayyuj's efforts helped establish a more systematic understanding of Hebrew, laying groundwork for biblical exegesis and comparative linguistics.21
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