R. Yosef Kimchi – Intellectual Profile
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| Name | R. Yosef Kimchi ר' יוסף קמחי |
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| Dates | 1105-1170 |
| Location | Andalusia / Provence |
| Works | Commentary on most of Tanakh, Sefer HaZikkaron, Sefer HaGalui, Sefer HaBerit |
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| Influenced by | Ibn Ezra |
| Impacted on | R. Moshe Kimchi, Radak, R. Menachem ben Shimon |
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