Ben Ish Hai

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Ben Ish Hai

Ben Ish Hai

A title referring to a great and well-known rabbi from modern-era Iraq named Yosef Chaim, who wrote a book by this name containing teachings of Jewish law and homiletics.

("And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a valiant man (written: living), from Kabzeel, who had done many deeds—he struck down the two mighty warriors of Moab; and he went down and struck the lion inside the pit on a snowy day" – II Samuel 23:20)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בֶּן אִישׁ חַי

Definition (Hebrew)

כִּנּוּי לְרַב גָּדוֹל וּמְפֻרְסָם מֵעִירָאק בָּעֵת הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּשֵׁם יוֹסֵף חַיִּים שֶׁכָּתַב סֵפֶר בְּשֵׁם זֶה הַכּוֹלֵל דִּבְרֵי הֲלָכָה וּמִדְרָשׁ.

("וּבְנָיָהוּ בֶן יְהוֹיָדָע בֶּן אִישׁ (כְּתִיב:חַי) חַיִל רַב פְּעָלִים מִקַּבְצְאֵל הוּא הִכָּה אֵת שְׁנֵי אֲרִאֵל מוֹאָב וְהוּא יָרַד וְהִכָּה אֶת הָאַרְיֵה הָאֲרִי בְּתוֹךְ הַבֹּאר בְּיוֹם הַשָּׁלֶג"- שְׁמוּאֵל ב כג כ)

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