Ramban
Pronunciations
| Ramban | (RAHM-bahn) | listen |
Definitions
n. Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (Nachmanides), the 13th-century Spanish rabbi, physician, philosopher, and kabbalist whose influential Torah commentary blended peshat, halakha, and sod.
Example Sentences
"The Ramban holds that the mitzvah of living in Eretz Yisroel applies at all times." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
Etymology
acronym רמב״ן Ra-M-Ba-N, for Rabbeinu Mōšeh bēn-Nāḥmān 'Our Rabbi Moses son of Nahman'
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
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