Jonah Nabon was a rabbinical scholar; born at Jerusalem in 1713; died there 1760; son of Hanun Nabon.

Jonah Nabon
Born1713
Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine
Died1760
Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine
NationalityOttoman
OccupationRabbi
Known forTalmudic and kabbalistic learning
Notable work
  • Nechpah ba-Kesef
  • Get Mekushar
ParentHanun Nabon

He was celebrated for his Talmudic and kabbalistic learning, and was the teacher of Chaim Joseph David Azulai (the Chida). Nabon wrote several works, of which only two have been published, namely:

  • Nechpah ba-Kesef (vol. i, Constantinople, 1748; vol. ii, Jerusalem, 1843), responsa; and
  • Get Mekushar, on divorce, in the form of a commentary on "Get Pashut," a work on the same subject by Moses ibn Habib.

References

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  •   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainDeutsch, Gotthard; Franco, M. (1901–1906). "Nabon or Navon". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.