Mattathiah Nissim ben Jacob Israel Terni (Hebrew: מתתיה נסים בן יעקב ישראל טירני; fl. 18th–19th centuries) was an Italian rabbi and poet. He served as a rabbi in Florence, Urbino, Pesaro, and Sinigaglia.
Among his notable works are Sefat Emet (Leghorn, 1797), a compilation of halakhic decisions; Midbar ba-'Aravah (Florence, 1807?), on marriage laws; and Midbar Mattanah (1810), a collection of responsa in four parts, with an appendix in Italian.[1][2] He also wrote a volume of poems entitled No'am ve-Ḥovelim ve-Derekh Emunah.[3]
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Seligsohn, M. (1906). "Terni, Mattathiah Nissim ben Jacob Israel". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 110–111.
