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Sefer Lev David

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Title

Sefer Lev David

Subject

Sefer Lev David

Description

Sefer Lev David was written by Hayyim Yosef David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia (in Hebrew: חיים יוסף דוד אזולאי), commonly known as the Hida (by the acronym of his name, חיד"א). Born and educated in Jerusalem, Azulai was a rabbinical scholar, noted bibliophile, and pioneer in the publication of Jewish religious writings.

Sefer Lev David is a book of Jewish ethics ("musar"). This copy was published in Ziṭamir, Ukraine, in 1868. It contains two inscriptions, both only partially deciphered.

First inscription:

קשרש והוש לכבוד צורו תכולש הושתך וולין

Second inscription:

זה הספר שייך המ[]הר וולין כשר לייש תבול מן [] בעל []בוסרותייב עלה [] ש 

Creator

Azulai, Hayyim Joseph David, 1724-1806

Source

Publisher

Ziṭamir : bi-defus Avraham Shadaṿ

זיטאמיר : בדפוס אברהם שאדאוו

Date

1868

Rights

Digital Image: Washington University in Saint Louis

Language

Hebrew

Type

Illegible inscription

Identifier

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Collection

Citation

Azulai, Hayyim Joseph David, 1724-1806, “Sefer Lev David,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 3, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/11456.