Our information on the use and the study of Hebrew during centuries of Jewish life in Sefarad is rather scarce and it is quite In homage to an outstanding Hebrew scholar of our days , I draw a global perspective of the way in which the Jews of Sefarad Hebrew and used it before the expulsion . 1 . Meaning and extension of the use of Hebrew th th From the 13 to the 15 centuries the use of the Hebrew language part of the Jews of Sefarad is well documented in different domains employed Hebrew in most literary activities , in the synagogue sermons ) , and in a profane context . They used it also for diverse daily life , for private documents , and for commercial transactions though their main language on the street or in the market vernacular . A learned Sephardic Jew was able to express himself in th languages . An example from the beginning of the 1 5 century : Bonafed , born in the Crown of Aragon , used Catalan in his daily
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