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| was | Religious leader Rabbi | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Birth | 1745 | |
| Death | 1815 (aged 70 years) |
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Mattathiah Nissim ben Jacob Israel Terni (Hebrew: מתתיה נסים בן יעקב ישראל טירני; fl. 18th–19th centuries) was an Italian rabbi and poet. He served as a rabbi in Florence, Urbino, Pesaro, and Sinigaglia.
Among his notable works are Sefat Emet (Leghorn, 1797), a compilation of halakhic decisions; Midbar ba-'Aravah (Florence, 1807?), on marriage laws; and Midbar Mattanah (1810), a collection of responsa in four parts, with an appendix in Italian. He also wrote a volume of poems entitled No'am ve-Ḥovelim ve-Derekh Emunah.