Aaron of
Cardena was a Spanish
cabalist, about whose life little is known. He wrote a book containing "profound secrets" under the title of ''Ḳarnayim'' ("Rays")—see Hab. iii. 4. The work was erroneously ascribed to
Isaac b. Abraham b. David, surnamed "the Blind", which fact shows the esteem in which it was held and also the age in which it was written.
The author refers at the close of chap. iii. and at the beginning of chaps. v. and vii. to two of his other works, ''Kitro Yeshu'ah'' ("His Crown is Salvation" — compare Psalm xxxiii. 16), and ''Peraḥ Ẓiẓ'' ("The Blossom of the Priestly
Diadem
A diadem is a type of crown, specifically an ornamental headband worn by monarchs and others as a badge of royalty.
Overview
The word derives from the Greek διάδημα ''diádēma'', "band" or "fillet", from διαδέω ''diadéō'', "I ...
" — compare Num. xvii. 23), the titles of which seem to refer to his name, Aaron, as priest.
The work ''Ḳarnayim'' was first published at
Zolkiev
Zhovkva ( uk, Жовква ; pl, Żółkiew; yi, זאָלקוואַ, translit=Zolkva; russian: Жо́лква, 1951–1992: ''Nesterov'') is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Zhovkva hosts the administration of Zho ...
, in 1709, together with a commentary, ''Dan Yadin'', by R.
Simon b. Pesaḥ of Astropol, and additions by his nephew, under the title of ''Liḳḳuṭe Shoshanim''. In 1805 it was republished at
Jitomir together with the commentary ''Parashat Eliezer'', by Eliezer Fishel, grandson of R. Isaac of
Cracow, and in 1835 it was again published at
Leghorn together with the commentary ''Ḳeren Ẓebi'' and another work, ''Peraḥ Shoshan'', by Samuel b. Joseph Shamama.
References
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18th-century Spanish people
Spanish Jews
Kabbalists