Jacob Hagiz (1620–1674) () was a Jewish

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ist born of a Sephardi Jewish family at Fes, Morocco. Ḥagiz's teacher was David Karigal who afterward became his father-in-law. In about 1646, Ḥagiz went to

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for the purpose of publishing his books, and remained there until after 1656, supporting himself by teaching. Samuel di Pam, rabbi at

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, calls himself a pupil of Ḥagiz. About 1657, Ḥagiz left

for

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, where the Vega brothers of Livorno had founded a

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for him, and where he became a member of the rabbinical college. There a large number of eager young students gathered about him, among whom were Moses ibn Ḥabib, who became his son-in-law, and Joseph Almosnino, later rabbi of

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. Another son-in-law of his was Moses Ḥayyun, father of

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. Jacob Ḥagiz was active in the opposition to

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and put him under the

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. About 1673, Ḥagiz went to

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to publish his ''Leḥem ha-Panim,'' but he died there before this was accomplished. This book, as well as many others of his, was lost. Moses Ḥagiz, in the introduction to ''Halakot Ḳeṭannot'' He also wrote: * ''Teḥillat Ḥokhmah,'' on

ic methodology, published together with Samson of Chinon's ''Sefer Keritot'' (Verona, 1647;
Amsterdam, 1709Warsaw 1884 (without Sefer Keritot)
*
Oraḥ Mishor
', on the conduct of

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s (an appendix to the preceding work; 2d ed., with additions by Moses Ḥagiz, Amsterdam, 1709) * ''Petil Tekhelet,'' on the ''Azharot'' of Solomon Gabirol (Venice, 1652; 2d ed., London, 1714) * ''Eẓ ha-Ḥayyim,'' on the

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(Livorno, 1654–55; 2d ed., Berlin, 1716) * Ḥagiz also translated the ''Menorat ha-Ma'or'' of Isaac Aboab into Spanish (1656)

References

Its bibliography: * Grätz, ''Gesch.'' x.212 et seq., and note 3 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagiz, Jacob 1620 births 1674 deaths 17th-century rabbis from the Ottoman Empire Sephardi rabbis in Ottoman Palestine People from Fez, Morocco Authors of books on Jewish law