LOWE, jOEL B. jEHUDAH LOEB, also called Bril from the initials T9 r111714 ,m1 b'en R. yehudale Loeb, was born about 1740, and died in Breslau, Feb. 1i, 1802. He was a distinguished disciple of Moses Mendelssohn, and professor in the William school at Breslau, where he wiote most of his numerous works which are such valuable contributions to Biblical exegesis and literature. Those of his productions which bear on the Bible are as follows—(1.) A commentary on the Song of Songs with an elaborate introduction, which he wrote conjointly with Wolfssohn to Mendelssohn's German translation of this book, Berlin 1788, republished in Prague 1803, Lemberg 1817. (2.) Annotations on Ecclesiastes, which he wrote con jointly with Wolfssohn, and which were published with Mendelssohn's commentary on this book and Friedlanders' German translation, Berlin 1788. (3.) A commentary on the book of Jonah; with a German translation, Berlin 1788. (4.) A commentary on the Psalms, with an extensive introduction (MTV' -11,43 t•nr..)1), in which he gives an elaborate treatise on the musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews as well as on Hebrew poetry, and which was published with Mendelssohn's German trans lation of this book, Berlin 1785-91. (5.) A Ger
man translation and Hebrew commentary on the Sabbatic and Festival Lessons from the Pentateuch and the Prophets [HAPHTARA], Berlin 1790-9 1. (6.) A literal German translation of the Pentateuch for beginners, preparatory to Mendelssohn's ver sion, Breslau ISIS. (7.) A Hebrew grammar, entitled lit'bri lInv, the Elements of the Hebrew language developed according to logical principles, a Handbook for teachers, Berlin 1794, republished in Prague 18°3. He also wrote a number of articles on Biblical subjects, both in Hebrew and German, which are published in various quarterlies, and of which the following are the most important—a. Notes on Joshua and the Song of Songs, in Eich horn's Allgemeine Btbliothek, vol. ii., Leipzig 1789, p. 183, ff. b. A treatise on Personification of the Deity and the Sephiroth, ibid., vol. v., Leipzig z 793, p. 378, ff. Comp. Fiirst, Bibliotheca Hebraica, .268 ; Steinschneider, Catalogus Libr. Hebr. in Bibliotheca Bodleiana, col. 1627, ff.—C. D. G.