R. Chizkiyah b. Manoach (Chizkuni)

Chizkuni
Name	Chizkuni, Chizkiyah ben Manoach חזקוני, ר' חזקיה בן מנוח
Dates	13th century?
Location	France?
Works	Commentary on Torah
Exegetical Characteristics
Influenced by	Rashi, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra, R. Yosef Bekhor Shor
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- Hebrew name – ²ר' חזקיה בן מנוח
Dates – 13th century. Almost nothing is known for certain about Chizkuni’s life. Chizkuni uses material from a work known to have been authored circa 1240,³ and his commentary is cited by a work authored in 1313,⁴ thus setting the earliest and latest boundaries for the authorship of Chizkuni. Y. Priel and others estimate that Chizkuni was authored no later than 1260.⁵
Location – Scholarly consensus places Chizkuni in Northern France,⁶ although no hard evidence exists, with a minority of scholars holding that he may have lived in Provence, or perhaps Germany.⁷
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Biblical commentaries – Chizkuni, a commentary on the entire Torah.⁸
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Manuscripts – There are four known manuscripts of Chizkuni,⁹ one of which appears to be an autograph.¹⁰
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