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• HAI (939-1038)

HAI (939-1038)  , Jewish Talmudical See also:

• SCHOLAR, SCHOLARSHIP

scholar, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born in 939 . He was educated by his See also:

• FATHER

father Sherira, See also:

• GAON (Heb. for " Excellency," plural Geonim)

gaon of Pombeditha (Pumbedita), whom he afterwards assisted in his See also:

• WORK

work . They were See also:

• CAST (from the verb meaning " to throw "; the word is Scand. in origin, cf. Dan. kaste, and Swed. kasta; " cast " in Middle Eng. took the place of the A.S. weor pan, cf. Ger. werf en)

cast into See also:

• PRISON (derived through the Fr. from the Lat. prehensio, seizure)

prison for a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time by the See also:

• CALIPH, CALIF

caliph Qadir, and subsequently on Sherira's See also:

• DEATH

death See also:

• HAI (939-1038)

Hai was appointed gaon in his See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place (998) . This See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office he held till his death on the 28th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1038 . He is famous chiefly for his answers to problems of See also:

• RITUAL (from Lat. ritus, a custom, especially a religious rite or custom)

ritual and See also:

• CIVIL

civil See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law . He composed important See also:

• TREATISES

treatises on Talmudic law and the Mishnah; many poems are also attributed to him on doubtful authority . In his responsa he laid stress on See also:

• CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom and tradition provided no infringement of the law were involved, and was essentially conservative in See also:

• THEOLOGY

theology . He had considerable knowledge not only of religious movements within the Jewish See also:

• BODY

body, but also of See also:

• MAHOMMEDAN

Mahommedan theology and controversial method, and frequently consulted theologians of other beliefs . See See also:

• STEINSCHNEIDER, MORITZ (1816-1907)

Steinschneider, Hebr . Ubersetz. p . 910, and See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article in Jewish Encyclopedia, vi . 153 .