ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə jˈɛhjuːdə ˈɪbən tˈɪbən, hˈuːm hiː ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd tə tɹænslˈeɪt bˈæhɪə ˈɪbən pˈækwədəz ˈælhˈɪdeɪə ˈɪlə fˈæɹɐˌɪd ˈælkwəlˈʌb tʃˈɑːvɑːt hˈɑːlˈɛvɐvˌɑːt ˌɪntʊ hˈiːbɹuː, hiː ɹˈoʊt sˈɛvɹəl wˈɜːks dˈiːlɪŋ wɪð mˈɔːɹəl fɪlˈɑːsəfi, ɐdvˈaɪzd ænd ɐsˈɪstᵻd ˈʌðɚ dʒˈuːɪʃ ɹˈaɪɾɚz, ænd pəzˈɛst ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ lˈaɪbɹɛɹi.
According to Yehudah ibn Tibbon, whom he encouraged to translate Bahya ibn Paquda's Al-Hidayah ila Fara'id al-Qulub (Chovot ha-Levavot) into Hebrew, he wrote several works dealing with moral philosophy, advised and assisted other Jewish writers, and possessed a large library.