Ephraim ben Samuel Sanvel Hekscher ( Hebrew: אפרים בן שמואל זנוויל העקשיר, romanized: Efrayim ben Shemuʼel Zanṿil Heḳshir; c. 1680–1759) was head of the Jewish congregation of Altona at the beginning of the 18th century. He was the author of Dibre ḥakhamim ve-ḥidotam, giving the sources and interpretations of many rabbinical laws; Adne paz, responsa on the Shulḥan 'Arukh, especially on Oraḥ Ḥayyim; and Livyat Ḥen, novellæ on the Talmud. [1] [2]
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public domain: Deutsch, Gotthard; Mannheimer, S. (1904).
"Hekscher, Ephraim ben Samuel Sanvel". In
Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.).
The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 333.