POMIS, DAVID DE, was born, 1525, in Spoleto, of the celebrated family called in Hebrew ;o oviltro, which, like the families In and onvin p, traced their origin to those Jews who were led into captivity after the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus and Vespasian. He received his first instruction from his father, who was a very eminent and literary man, and who initiated him in all the cycle of Biblical and Talmudic lore in Mevenia. After the death of his father, De Pomis devoted himself to the study of medicine, in which department he greatly distinguished himself: He went, in 1545, to Perugia, where he remained till 1552, prosecuting his studies in medicine, philo sophy, and philology ; entered into official service at Maghans in Sabionetta till 1555 ; became phy sician to Count Nicolo Ursino (1555-1560), and to Prince Sforza (1560-1563) ; went to Rome, and then to Venice, where he died. In the midst of all his numerous engagements, and whilst dis charging the responsible duties of a high office, De Pomis was an ardent student of the Bible, and left behind him the following important works :— (t.) A Hebrew and Talmudic lexicon, entitled noy
111, the Offspring of David, in three languages, viz., Hebrew, Latin, and Italian, Venice 1587. De Pomis made large use of R. Nathan's Aruch, Kimchi's Sepher Ha - Sherashim, and Levita's illeturgeman and Tishbi. The work is dedicated to Sixtus V. (2.) An Italian commentary on Ecclesiastes 0-6rip, tradoto ed dichiarato, etc.), with a translation and the Hebrew text, Venice 1571. (3.) Discorso a l'humana misera, etc., being a supplement to the commentary on Eccle siastes, Venice 1572. (4.) A commentary on the Book of Job ; and (5.) A commentary on the Book of Daniel, which are after the model of the commentary on Ecclesiastes, but which have not as yet been published. Comp. Fiirst, Bibliotheca iii. 7 i-r i3.—C. D. G.