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<p> a [[Jewish]] writer, was a native of Spain, but flourished at [[Damascus]] near the closing part of the 16th century. He was a celebrated poet, and was wont to attend the mosques to collect their musical tunes, to which he adapted [[Hebrew]] or [[Chaldee]] verses. His works were, '''''זְמַירוֹת''''' '''''יַשְׂרָאֵל''''' , a collection of religious poems in three parts (Isafet, 1587; Venice, 1606): '''''—''''' '''''מְשִׂחֶקֶת''''' '''''בִּתֵּבֵל''''' , a metrical homily on contempt for the world (Venice, 1580, 1599):- '''''יַשְׂרָאֵל''''' '''''מֵימֵי''''' '', The [[Waters]] Of Israel,'' a ''Mdlange,'' poetical, epistolary, and oratorical, arranged under six heads, designated by the waters mentioned in the Bible: 1. '''''הִשַׁלֹה''''' '''''מֵיּ''''' , Waters of Siloah; 2. '''''מֵי''''' '''''מְנוּחוֹת''''' '''',.''' ''Waters Of Quietude;'' 3. '''''מֵי''''' '''''מְרַיבָה''''' , ''Waters Of [[Strife]] 4. '''''מֵי''''' '' '''''מָצוֹר''''' ''Waters Of Besieging;'' 5. '''''מֵי''''' '''''זָהָב''''' , ''Gold Waters;'' 6. '''''מֵי''''' '''''מָרַים''''' , ''Bitter Waters'' (Venice, 1605). See Furst, ''Biblioth. Judaica,'' 3:12; De Rossi, ''Dizionario'' (Germ. transl.), page 240; Lindo, ''Hist. Of The [[Jews]] In Spain,'' page 360; Etheridlge, ''Introd. To Hebr. Lit.'' page 462; Margoliouth, ''Motdern [[Judaism]] Investigated,'' page 245; Jost, ''Gesch. D. Judenth. U. S. Sekten,'' 3:275; Gratz, ''Gesch. D. Juden,'' 9:421, 422; Delitzsch, ''Zur Gesch. D. Jud. Poesie,'' page 56; Zunz, [[Zur]] Gesch. u. Literatur. page 229; Literaturgesch. d. synagogalen Poesie (Berl. 1865), page 419. (B.P.) </p>

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