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al-Muhadhdhab

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
5 April 1234 CE
Social role
  • Jewish community member
Other name
אלמהדב

Description / Bio

A son of Shemuʾel b. Yosef Ben Yijū, though it is unclear whether this is an otherwise unnamed younger son or in fact an epithet (meaning 'accomplished' or 'upright' or 'swift') for Moshe or Elʿazar b. Shemuʾel.

Sasha Batz Stern and Pratima Gopalakrishnan, "al-Muhadhdhab," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/al-muhadhdhab/, accessed June 30, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/al-muhadhdhab/