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R. Yonah ibn Janach
Name
R. Yonah ibn Janach, Ibn Janach
ר' יונה אבן ג'נאח, ריב"ג, אבו אלוליד, ר' מרינוס
Dates995 – 1050
LocationAndalusia
WorksSefer HaShorashim, Sefer HaRikmah, Sefer HaHassagah
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Influenced byR. Yitzchak Ibn Chiquitilla, Ibn Hiyyug
Impacted onIbn Ezra

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