(David), a Jewish rabbi, famous as a commentator on the Old Testament, lived at the close of the 12th and beginning of the 13th centuries. He was a Spaniard by birth, son of rabbi Joseph Kimchi, and brother of rabbi Moses Kimchi, both men of eminent learning among the Jews: but he exceeded them both, being the best Hebrew grammarian the Jews ever had. He wrote a Grammar and Dictionary of that language; out of the former of which Buxtorf made his Thesaurus linguae Hebraeæ, and his Lexicon linguae Hebraeæ out of the latter. His writings have been held in such estimation among the Jews, that no one can arrive at any reputation in letters and theology without studying them.