Isaac, Usiel

Isaac, Usiel a Jewish rabbi of Amsterdam, who flourished in the 17th century, is the author of לשון מענה, i.e., a Hebrew grammar (Amsterdam, 1657). See Furst, Bibl. Jud. 1:145; De Barrios, Casa de Jacob (Amsterdam, 1683, giving a biography of Isaac Usiel). (B.P.)