page_title: Shabbatai HaKohen
hierarchical_section_title: Shabbatai HaKohen
caption_attribution_description: English: Rav Shabsai HaKohen - The "Shach"
context_page_description: Shabbatai ben Meir HaKohen was a noted 17th century talmudist and halakhist. He became known as the Shakh, which is an abbreviation of his most important work, Siftei Kohen on the Shulchan Aruch. His rulings were considered authoritative by later halakhists.
context_section_description: Shabbatai ben Meir HaKohen (Hebrew: שבתי בן מאיר הכהן‎; 1621–1662) was a noted 17th century talmudist and halakhist. He became known as the Shakh (Hebrew: ש"ך‎), which is an abbreviation of his most important work, Siftei Kohen (Hebrew: שפתי כהן‎) (literally Lips of the Priest) on the Shulchan Aruch. His rulings were considered authoritative by later halakhists.
caption: Shabbatai HaKohen
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