Jacob Knaani
Jacob Knaani | |
|---|---|
| Native name | יעקב כנעני |
| Born | 1894 Chișinău, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1978 (aged 83–84) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Occupation | Lexicographer |
| Nationality | Israel |
Jacob Knaani (Hebrew: יעקב כנעני; 1894–1978) was a Bessarabia born, later Israeli, lexicographer.[1]
He is not to be confused with another Hebrew lexicographer, Judah Even Shemuel, who also had the German-Yiddish surname Kaufmann, and whose English-Hebrew dictionary was known as the Kaufmann Dictionary.
References
- ^ Shimeon Brisman A history and guide to Judaic dictionaries and concordances, Volume 3, Part 1