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R. Meir Leibush Weiser (Malbim)

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Malbim

Name	R. Meir Leibush b. Yechiel Michel Weiser, Malbim ר' מאיר ליבוש בן יחיאל מיכל וייזר, מלבי"ם
Dates	1809-1879
Location	Russia / Romania
Works	Commentary on most of Tanakh, Yair Or, Eretz Chemdah, Artzot HaShalom, Artzot HaChayyim
Exegetical Characteristics
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Background¹

Life

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  • Hebrew name – רבי מאיר לייבוש בן יחיאל מיכל וייזר
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Torah Commentary

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Supercommentaries

¹ This section incorporates information from M. Dell, “פרשנות אורתודוקסית לתורה בעידן של תמורות – הפולמוס בפירושיהם של רי"צ מקלנבורג ומלבים”, (Ph.D. diss.; Bar Ilan University, 2008), S. Z. Schaechter, “The Malbim, His Literary Work and Thought”[Hebrew] (Ph.D. diss.; Hebrew University, 1983), and N. H. Rosenbloom, Malbim: Exegesis, Philosophy, Science and Mysticism in the Writings of Rabbi Meir Lebush Malbim [Hebrew] (Jerusalem, 1988). An important source for biographical information is Malbim’s own introduction to his work Artzot HaChayyim.