Meir Netiv, Daniel Bomberg Press, 1523. First Edition

Meir Netiv, Daniel Bomberg Press, 1523. First Edition
Biblical concordance including all the words in Tana"ch, arranged alphabetically according to their root words, by Rabbi Yitzchak bar Natan. Venice, Daniel Bomberg Press, 1523. First edition. Complete copy.
On the title page: 'Meir Netiv, called "Concordance" ... to grasp the holy language, its usage and its roots and to find ... the desired verse and its source.' Especially large work which was used over hundreds of years. Fundamental book of historic importance, first edition of the Hebrew concordance, which was prepared by a Torah scholar. The author writes in his introduction that this work was written to prevent oppressors of the Jews from using incorrect interpretations of verses in their disputes with Jews.
With the second half-title page. The half-title page bears the name of the author, R' Mordechai Natan, although at the beginning of the book, "Rabbi Yitzchak Tzvi Natan" is written. Many scholars have toiled to clarify this contradiction.
Owners' notations and signatures on the half-title page:
Notation and signature: "I bought this book from Rabbi Achai gaon, Rabbi Y. Navon ... the youth who has faith in Hash-m, Shlomo Yosef Aryeh." Beautiful calligraphic notation and signature: 'Gifted to me by Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Abulafia, the youth Binyamin Chamui S"T.' Handwritten gloss by him on leaf 15.
Rabbi Binyamin Chamui [1844-1925] authored Shu"t Amtachat Binyamin (Jerusalem, 1877), Ein Yemin, Bnei Binyamin, L'Binyamin Amar. He was born in Jerusalem and was one of the leaders of Edat HaMa'aravim in Jerusalem. He traveled as an emissary of Jerusalem and at the end of his mission he was accepted as rabbi of Belgrade. He returned to Jerusalem after two years. Towards the end of his life he resided in Haifa.
Signature of Rabbi Eliau Menashe - Rabbi Chaim Eliyahu Menashe, who ascended to Jerusalem from Salonika and passed away in 1808.
Ginzei Yisrael Mehlman Collection 898. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 526.
[405] leaves, 37 cm. High-quality paper. Magnificent leather binding as befits the important and ancient work. Fine condition. Professional completions to the white margins of the initial leaves.