ibn-Ezra

/ (ˌɪbənˈɛzrə) /

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noun

Abraham Ben Meir. 1093–1167, Jewish poet, scholar, and traveller, born in Spain

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Words nearby ibn-Ezra

ibn, ibn-al-Arabi, Ibn al-Haytham, ibn ʿArabi, ibn-Batuta, ibn-Ezra, ibn Gabirol, ibn Hanbal, ibn Khaldun, ibn Rushd, ibn Saud

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How to use ibn-Ezra in a sentence

If we may judge of the rest of the work by these Hebrew fragments, we should say that philosophy was not Ibn Ezra's forte.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
We are interested here more particularly in Ibn Ezra's philosophical views.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
But it is difficult from the fragmentary and laconic sayings of Ibn Ezra to extract a consistent and certain system.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
In this way Ibn Ezra endeavors to reconcile natural law (or astrological fatalism) with the ethical purpose of divine providence.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

What Ibn Ezra means by the Hebrew word "abad" (ordinarily rendered to perish, to be destroyed) is not clear.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik