Mefaresh BIOGRAPHIES

Question 1

Rashi Full Name

Answer 1

ר׳ שלמה יצחקי

Question 2

Rashi Time

Answer 2

11-12th Century [1050-1105]

Question 3

Rashi Style

Answer 3

70% דרש

30% פשט

Question 4

Rashi Place

Answer 4

France צרפת

Question 5

Rashbam Full Name

Answer 5

ר׳ שלומו בן מאיר

Question 6

Rashbam Time

Answer 6

11-12th Century [1085-1174]

Question 7

Rashbam Style

Answer 7

100% פשט

Question 8

Rashbam Place

Answer 8

France צרפת

Question 9

Ibn Ezra Full Name

Answer 9

ר׳ אברהם בן עזרא

Question 10

Ibn Ezra Time

Answer 10

11-12th Century [1089-1167]

Question 11

Ibn Ezra Style

Answer 11

פשט,

but will sometimes incorporate midrashim from chazal

Question 12

Ibn Ezra Place

Answer 12

Spain

Question 13

Chizkuni Full Name

Answer 13

ר׳ חזקיה בן מנוח

Question 14

Chizkuni Time

Answer 14

13th Century

Question 15

Chizkuni Style

Answer 15

דרש,

and often relates to rashi and rashbam

Question 16

Chizkuni Place

Answer 16

France צרפת

Question 17

Seforno Full Name

Answer 17

ר׳ עובדיה ספורנו

Question 18

Seforno Time

Answer 18

15th Century

Question 19

Seforno Style

Answer 19

more פשט based

Question 20

Seforno Place

Answer 20

Italy

Question 21

RambaN Name

Answer 21

Rav moshe ben Nachman

Question 22

RambanN Time

Answer 22

12-13th Century

Question 23

RambaN Style

Answer 23

Pshat Drash Kabala
Global, literal, thematic,
psychological approaches

Question 24

RambaN Place

Answer 24

[christian] Spain

Question 25

RaSaG Name

Answer 25

R' Saadya Gaon

Question 26

RaSaG Time

Answer 26

10th Century

Question 27

RaSaG Style

Answer 27

Pshat | Arabic translation of difficult words in Torah

Question 28

RaSaG Place

Answer 28

Iraq

Question 29

Malbim Name

Answer 29

R' Meir Libush Ben Yechiel Michl Visser

Question 30

Malbim Time

Answer 30

1809-1897

Question 31

Malbim Place

Answer 31

Russia

Question 32

Malbim Style

Answer 32

Every word is significant. If synonyms, each word is unique with its own meaning.

Question 33

Radak Name

Answer 33

R' David Kinchi

Question 34

Radak Time

Answer 34

12th-13th

Question 35

Radak Place

Answer 35

France

Question 36

Radak Style

Answer 36

Pshat!

Question 37

Abarbanel Name

Answer 37

"Don" Yitzchak Abarbanel

Question 38

Abarbanel Time

Answer 38

15th

Question 39

Abarbanel Place

Answer 39

Spain

Question 40

Abarbanel Style

Answer 40

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