ELEAZAR BEN KALIR
\ɪlˈiːzɑː bˈɛn kˈali͡ə], \ɪlˈiːzɑː bˈɛn kˈaliə], \ɪ_l_ˈiː_z_ɑː b_ˈɛ_n k_ˈa_l_iə]\
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A Hebrew poet; born at Kiriat-Sefer, in the eighth century. He wrote 150 liturgical chants, of but slight literary value, for use in the synagogue. His religious fame and influence in Italy, Germany, and France were great. He is known as the creator of the Neo-Hebraic poetry, so called; it imitated the Arabic in having, for instance, verses of fixed length, rhyme, and the acrostic.
By Charles Dudley Warner
