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Haim Nahum
Chaim (Haim) Nahum Effendi (; ; ) (1872–1960) was a Turkish Jewish scholar, jurist, and linguistics, linguist of the early 20th century. He served as the Grand Rabbi of the Ottoman Empire.Kuneralp, Sinan. "Ottoman Diplomatic and Consular Personnel in the United States of America, 1867–1917." In: Criss, Nur Bilge, Selçuk Esenbel, Tony Greenwood, and Louis Mazzari (editors). ''American Turkish Encounters: Politics and Culture, 1830–1989'' (EBSCO Information Services, EBSCO Ebook Academic Collection). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 12 July 2011. , 9781443832601. pp100". Around 1950, at age 78, Nahum became totally blind, but continued to carry on his duties as best he could. He continued to officiate at the Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue (Cairo), Shaar Ha Shamayim synagogue, and could give long quotations from the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinic literature, rabbinical texts from memory. However, he became greatly depressed by what he realized was the inevitable decline of Egyptia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haim Nahum & Muhammad Naguib
Haim can be a first name or surname originating in Hebrew or derived from the Old German name Haimo. Etymology Hebrew Chayyim ( ', Classical Hebrew: , Israeli Hebrew: ), also transcribed ''Haim, Hayim, Chayim'', or ''Chaim'' (English pronunciations: , , ), is a Hebrew name meaning "life". Its first usage can be traced to the Middle Ages. It is a popular name among Jewish people. The feminine form for this name is Chaya (Hebrew given name), Chaya. ''Chai (symbol), Chai'' is the Hebrew word for "alive". According to Kabbalah, the name Hayim helps the person to remain healthy, and people were known to add Hayim as a second name to improve their health. In the United States, Chaim is a common spelling; however, since the phonemic pattern is unusual for English words, Hayim is often used as an alternative spelling. The "ch" spelling comes from transliteration of the Hebrew letter "Heth, chet", which also starts words like Chanukah, Channa, etc., which can also be spelled as Hanukah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
