El papel de Abraham ibn Ezrá en la divulgación de los «juicios» de la astrología en las lenguas hebrea y latina

Abstract

This article asserts that Abraham Ibn Ezra was the first to endow the Hebrew word mishpatim with a clear astrological meaning, and that he also played an important role in the creation of the parallel Latin word iudicia. It is indicated that the word mishpatim was extensively used by Ibn Ezra in its exegetical and scientific works, because the word faithfully reflected main aspects of his world vision. It is maintained that the creation of this word should not be seen as an isolated event but as a part of a more general pattern: the creation of a new Hebrew scientific terminology based on the biblical vocabulary. We reveal also that both words, mishpatim and iudicia, were introduced to the medieval Hebrew and Latin languages because of the direct intellectual influence that Ibn Ezra exerted after his death.