David Kimhi

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David Kimhi: References & Edit History

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exegesis and hermeneutics
- In biblical literature: The medieval period
Hebrew grammar
- In Hebrew literature: The golden age in Spain, 900–1200

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 19, 2024
	Modified link of Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of David Kimchi.	Aakanksha Gaur	Apr 27, 2017
	Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Kimhi.	Grace Young	Aug 10, 2015
	Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of David Kimchi.	Satyavrat Nirala	Apr 09, 2015
	Changed spelling of name of 20th-century editor of Kimhi's grammar of Hebrew.	Brian Duignan	Feb 10, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998