Malbim
Sign in to saveAlso known as Meir Loeb ben Jehiel Michael, Me’ir Leib ben Yeḥi’el Mikha’el
Meir Leibush ben Yehiel Michel Wisser (March 7, 1809 – September 18, 1879), better known as the Malbim (), was a rabbi, master of Hebrew grammar, and Bible commentator. The name Malbim was derived from the Hebrew initials of his name. He used this acronym as his surname in all his published works and became known by it in common usage. His writings do not include works about Kohelet or Eicha.
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- Born
- 1809
- Died
- 1879
- Works
- 79
Top works
- Shoshanat ha-ʻamaḳim
- Yaʾir or
- Shire ha-nefesh
- בחירת האדם בעולמו
- Artsot ha-shalom
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Key facts
- Jewish leader.honorific prefix
- Rabbi
- Jewish leader.name
- Meïr Leibush ben Yehiel Michel Wisser
- Jewish leader.title
- Malbim
- Jewish leader.image
- Malbim 1.jpg
- Jewish leader.birth_date
- March 7, 1809
- Jewish leader.birth_place
- Volochysk, Volhynia, Russian Empire
- Jewish leader.death_date
- September 18, 1879
- Jewish leader.death_place
- Kyiv, Russian Empire
- Jewish leader.caption
- Rabbi Meir Leibush ben Yehiel Michal, "the Malbim"
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Volochysk
- Place of death
- Kyiv
- Occupation
- rabbi
- Position held
- Chief Rabbi
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Malbim 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Meir Leibush Weiser
- date of birth
- 1809-03-07
- date of death
- 1879-09-18
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
- P8168
- Museo Dolores Olmedo
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Meir Leibush ben Yehiel Michel Wisser (March 7, 1809 – September 18, 1879), better known as the Malbim (), was a rabbi, master of Hebrew grammar, and Bible commentator. The name Malbim was derived from the Hebrew initials of his name. He used this acronym as his surname in all his published works and became known by it in common usage. His writings do not include works about Kohelet or Eicha.
==Biography== thumb Malbim was born in Volochysk, Volhynia, to Yehiel Michel Wisser. His father educated him in Hebrew and the Talmud. After being orphaned as a child, Meïr was cared for and educated by his stepfather, Rabbi Leib of Volochysk.
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