Jacob Saphir (Hebrew: יעקב הלוי ספיר; 1822–1886) was a 19th-century writer, ethnographer, researcher of Hebrew manuscripts, a traveler and emissary of the rabbis of Eastern European Jewish descent who settled in Jerusalem during his early life.
Jacob Saphir (* 1822 in Aschmjany; † 1886 in Jerusalem; hebräisch יעקב הלוי ספיר, auch Yaakov Sapir) war ein Rabbiner (rabbinischer Abgesandter – Meshulach) und Reisender rumänischer Abstammung. (de)
Jacob Saphir (Hebrew: יעקב הלוי ספיר; 1822–1886) was a 19th-century writer, ethnographer, researcher of Hebrew manuscripts, a traveler and emissary of the rabbis of Eastern European Jewish descent who settled in Jerusalem during his early life. (en)
Jacob Saphir (hébreu : יעקב הלוי ספיר Yaakov Halevi Saphir ; 1822-1885) est un éminent (émissaire rabbinique) et voyageur du XIXe siècle. Il est principalement connu pour être le premier à avoir signalé l'importance scientifique de la Gueniza du Caire. (fr)
Яков Сапир га-Леви, также Сафир и Эвен-Сапир (по именованию своего сочинения «Эвен Сапир»); (1822[…], Ошмяны, Литовско-Виленская губерния — 19 июня 1885, Иерусалим), — палестинский раввин, каббалист и путешественник российского происхождения. (ru)