Jacob Knaani

Jacob Knaani (Hebrew: יעקב כנעני; 1894–1978) was a Bessarabia born, later Israeli, lexicographer.^[1]

Native name

יעקב כנעני

Born1894 (1894)

Chișinău, Russian Empire

Died1978 (aged 83–84)

Jerusalem, Israel

OccupationLexicographer

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Jacob Knaani
Native name	יעקב כנעני
Born	1894 (1894) Chișinău, Russian Empire
Died	1978 (aged 83–84) Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation	Lexicographer
Nationality	Israel

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He is not to be confused with another Hebrew lexicographer, Judah Even Shemuel, who also had the German-Yiddish surname Kaufmann, and whose English-Hebrew dictionary was known as the Kaufmann Dictionary.