More From encyclopedia.com
Rashi , Rashi
RASHI (Solomon ben Isaac ; 1040–1105), leading commentator on the Bible and Talmud.
His Life
Rashi was born at Troyes, France. (See Chart: Rash… Hypatia , Hypatia
HYPATIA
(d. Alexandria, 415), mathematical commentaries, philosophy. For the original article on Hypatia, see DSB, vol. 6.
Hypatia was the da… cogitate , cog·i·tate / ˈkäjəˌtāt/ • v. [intr.] formal or humorous think deeply about something; meditate or reflect. DERIVATIVES: cog·i·ta·tion / ˌkäjəˈtāshən/… commensurable , com·men·su·ra·ble / kəˈmensərəbəl; kəˈmenshərəbəl/ • adj. 1. measurable by the same standard: the finite is not commensurable with the infinite. 2. (… catcall , catcall •landfall • pratfall • deadfall •rainfall • windfall • pitfall • icefall •nightfall • rockfall • shortfall •downfall • outfall • snowfall • d… Shree Swaminarayan , NīLAKANTHA
(b. Ṭ-k-kạ̣iyūr [Kụ̣apura], Kerala, ca14 June 1444; d after 1501) astronomy.
Nilakạ̣ha, a Nampūtiri Brahman, was born in the house (il…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
commentator