Judah ha-Levi
[hah-lee-vahy, -ley-vee] /hɑˈli vaɪ, -ˈleɪ vi/
noun
1.
(Judah ben Samuel Halevi) 1085–1140, Spanish rabbi, physician, poet, and philosopher.
/hɑːˈliːvaɪ/
noun
1.
?1075–1141, Jewish poet and philosopher, born in Spain; his major works include the collection in Diwan and the prose work Sefer ha-Kuzari, which presented his philosophy of Judaism in dialogue form
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