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Forti, Hortensius (Johanan) Ḥazaḳ

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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Jewish convert to Christianity; lived in the sixteenth century; born at Gorima, and settled at Prague under Maximilian II. He wrote "Diḳduḳ Leshon Ḳodesh," a Hebrew grammar, Prague, 1564-1566, and "De Mystica Literarum Significatione," in which he expatiates on the different ways of writing the Holy Name; the latter work was published by Kircher in his "Œdipus Ægyptiacus,"

Bibliography:
  • Wolf, Bibl. Hebr. , No. 821;
  • Steinschneider, Cat. Bodl, col. 983.
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M. Sel.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Forti, Hortensius (Johanan) Ḥazaḳ'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​f/forti-hortensius-johanan-aza.html. 1901.
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