# Menahem ben Saruq

> Menahem ben Saruq was a Spanish-Jewish philologist of the tenth century CE. He was a skilled poet and polyglot. He was born in Tortosa around 920 and died around 970 in Cordoba. Menahem produced an early dictionary of the Hebrew language. For a time he was the assistant of the great Jewish statesman Hasdai ibn Shaprut, and was involved in both literary and diplomatic matters; his dispute with Dunash ben Labrat, however, led to his downfall.

*Spanish-Jewish philologist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 920
- **Died:** 970
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Sources
- [Menahem ben Saruk](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menahem_ben_Saruk)
- [Menahem ben Saruq](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menahem_ben_Saruq)
- [Menachem ben Saruq](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menachem_ben_Saruq)
- [Menahem ben Saruq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menahem_ben_Saruq)
- [Menahem ben Saruq](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menahem_ben_Saruq)
- [Menahem ben Sarouk](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menahem_ben_Sarouk)
- [מנחם בן סרוק](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A0%D7%97%D7%9D_%D7%91%D7%9F_%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A7)
- [Menáhem ben Szaruk](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%C3%A1hem_ben_Szaruk)
- [Menaém bem Saruque](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mena%C3%A9m_bem_Saruque)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1370661)

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