Kimhi, Kimchi, Kamhe, or Kamche () is a Jewish surname of disputed origin.
Notable people with the surname include:
Medieval
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Joseph ben Isaac Kimhi (1105–1170), biblical commentator and poet, father of David and Moses Kimhi
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Moses Kimhi
Moses Kimhi (c. 1127 – c. 1190), also known as the ''ReMaK'', was a medieval Jewish biblical commentator and grammarian.
Birth and early life
Kimhi was born around 1127, the eldest son of Joseph Kimhi and the brother of David Kimhi, known as ...
(c. 1127 – c. 1190), biblical commentator and grammarian
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David Kimhi
''Cervera Bible'', David Kimhi's Grammar Treatise
David Kimhi (, also Kimchi or Qimḥi) (1160–1235), also known by the Hebrew acronym as the RaDaK () (Rabbi David Kimhi), was a medieval rabbi, biblical commentator, philosopher, and grammarian ...
(1160–1235),
biblical commentator, philosopher, and grammarian
*Isaac ben Mordecai ibn Kimhi of
Salon
Salon may refer to:
Common meanings
* Beauty salon
A beauty salon or beauty parlor is an establishment that provides Cosmetics, cosmetic treatments for people. Other variations of this type of business include hair salons, spas, day spas, ...
, "Mestre Petit de Nyons" (f. 1290), Talmudist
*David ben Joseph Kimhi of
Frascati (fl. 1326), author of a biblical commentary (found MS Angelica 1.2)
*Samuel ben Moses Kimhi of Sicily (fl. 1342), author of a commentary to
Perek Shira
*Joseph ben Saul Kimhi, author of th
''Mezuqqaq Shiv'atayim'' (1380)and a brief commentary to the astronomical tables of
Jacob Boneth ben David Bonjorn. This is apparently the same scholar called Joseph ben Saul of
Bannieres (מובנייר) in philosophical literature.
Several medieval letters mentioning Salama ben Joseph al-Kamha and Abu al-Fadhl ben al-Kamha were found in the Cairo Geniza, which may be the same name.
Modern
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Solomon Kimhi (fl. 1862), Turkish rabbi
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Rafael Moshe Kamhi (1870-1970), IMRO revolutionary
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Jon Kimche (1909-1994), Swiss journalist
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Victoria Kamhi (1905-1997), Turkish pianist
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David Kimche (1928-2010), Israeli diplomat and deputy-director of Mossad
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David Kamhi (1936-2021),
hazan of the
Sarajevo Synagogue
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Michelle Marder Kamhi (born 1937), art critic
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Alan Kimche (born 1952), British-Israeli rabbi
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Alona Kimhi (born 1963), Israeli author and actress
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Katherine Kamhi (born 1964), American actress
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Shavit Kimchi (born 2002), Israeli tennis player
Other
* ''Zalman Kimhi'' (1904), short story by
See also
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Khimki, Russian city
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Kimchi (disambiguation)
References
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Surnames of Jewish origin
Hebrew-language surnames