Ezra Zion Melamed
Israeli scholar
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Rabbi Ezra Zion Melamed (Hebrew: עזרא ציון מלמד, also ע"צ מלמד, November 22, 1903[1] – March 9, 1994[2]) was an Israeli biblical and Talmudic scholar, and lexicographer of Aramaic language.[1] He was born in Shiraz, Persia in 1903.[3] He won the 1987 Israel Prize for his work in Biblical interpretation and Rabbinical literature.[4] He was the rabbi of the Persian Jewish community in Jerusalem, succeeding his father's position.[1]
OccupationsRabbi, scholar, lexicographer
NotableworkBiblical interpretation, Rabbinical literature, Aramaic lexicography
Ezra Zion Melamed | |
|---|---|
| עזרא ציון מלמד | |
| Born | 22 November 1903 |
| Died | 9 March 1994 (aged 90) |
| Occupations | Rabbi, scholar, lexicographer |
| Notable work | Biblical interpretation, Rabbinical literature, Aramaic lexicography |
| Awards | Israel Prize (1987) |
Works
- Melamed, Ezra Zion (1927). מלון אספרנטי־עברי : (בצרוף מבנה השפה ודקדוקה, תרגילים וספורים) [Esperanto–Hebrew Dictionary]. Jerusalem. OCLC 62527530.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Melamed, Ezra Zion (2005). Aramaic-Hebrew-English dictionary of the Babylonian Talmud. Feldheim Publishers. ISBN 9781583307762.
- Melamed, Ezra Zion (1961). Chaim Rabin (ed.). "Break-up of Stereotype Phrases as an Artistic Device in Biblical Poetry". Scripta Hierosolymitana. 8. Jerusalem: Hebrew University of Jerusalem: 115–153. ISSN 0080-8369.
External links
Media related to Ezra Zion Melamed at Wikimedia Commons- Sperber, Daniel (2023). "The Text of Rav Ezra Zion Melamed's Mi Sheberach for IDF Soldiers". In Hacohen, Aviad; Menachem Butler (eds.). Praying for the Defenders of Our Destiny: The Mi Sheberach for IDF Soldiers. Cambridge, MA: The Institute for Jewish Research and Publications. pp. 550–552. ISBN 978-1962609029. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
