Father of Jacob Ḥagiz and grand-father of Moses Ḥagiz; according to an epitaph, died in 1634. He edited Solomon Duran's "Tif'eret Yisrael" about 1596, and wrote: "Debar Shemu'el," a haggadic commentary, especially on Deuteronomy Rabbah (Venice, 1596); and "Mebaḳḳesh ha-Shem," sermons on the Pentateuch ( ib. 1596).
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