Aryeh is a

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of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

word אריה, which means

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. It is a common Hebrew masculine

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. People so named include the following: *

Aryeh Altman Aryeh Altman ( he, אריה אלטמן, 6 January 1902 – 21 August 1982) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Herut and Gahal between 1951 and 1965. Biography Born in Balta in the Russian Empire (today in Ukr ...

(1902–1982), Israeli politician *

Aryeh Azulai Aryeh Azulai ( he, אריה אזולאי; born 9 July 1933) was the third mayor of the city Ashdod in Israel. Born in Fes, Morocco, Azulai is a teacher by profession. He held a number of roles in the education system until he was elected as mayo ...

(born 1933), Israeli mayor * Aryeh Bahir (1906–1970), Israeli politician * Aryeh Ben-Eliezer (1913–1970), Revisionist Zionist leader, Irgun member and Israeli politician *

Aryeh Leib Bernstein Aryeh Leib Bernstein (1708 – October 22, 1788) was the first and only Chief Rabbi of Galicia. Life Bernstein was born in 1708 in Brody, in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. His father Issacher Ber was a rabbi who served as rabbi of Kehillat ...

(1708–1788), Chief Rabbi of Galicia *

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (born 1994) is an American countertenor. He was a winner of the 2017 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Finals, after which he was described as "a complete artist" and "young star" in ''The New York Times''. He ...

(born 1994), American opera singer *

Aryeh Deri Aryeh Makhlouf Deri (, ), also Arie Deri, Arye Deri, or Arieh Deri (born 17 February 1959), is an Israeli politician. He is one of the founders of the Shas political party, and has served as Israel's Minister of the Interior, Minister of the D ...

(born 1959), Israeli politician and leader of the Shas party *

Aryeh Dvoretzky Aryeh (Arie) Dvoretzky ( he, אריה דבורצקי, russian: Арье Дворецкий; May 3, 1916 – May 8, 2008) was a Russian-born Israeli mathematician, the winner of the 1973 Israel Prize in Mathematics. He is best known for his w ...

(1916–2008), Russian-born Israeli mathematician, eighth president of the Weizmann Institute of Science * Aryeh Eldad (born 1950), Israeli physician and politician *

Aryeh Eliav Aryeh "Lova" Eliav ( he, אריה "לובה" אליאב, 21 November 1921 – 30 May 2010), was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for several factions in three spells between 1965 and 1992. Biography Lev Lipschitz (la ...

(1921–2010), Israeli politician *

Aryeh Leib Epstein Aryeh Löb ben Mordecai Ha-Levi Epstein (''Ba'al ha-Pardes'') (1708 – June 26, 1775) was a Polish rabbi born in Grodno. At first he refused to become a rabbi, preferring to devote himself entirely to study, but in 1739 he was forced by poverty t ...

(1708–1775), Polish rabbi * Aryeh Tzvi Frumer (1884–1943), Orthodox rabbi, rosh yeshiva, and posek * Aryeh Gamliel (1951–2021), Israeli politician *

Aryeh Leib ben Asher Gunzberg Aryeh Leib ben Asher Ginzburg (or Wallerstein) ( he, אריה ליב גינסבורג) ( 1695 – June 23, 1785), also known as the Shaagas Aryeh, was a Lithuanian rabbi and author. Life Born in Lithuania, c. 1695, he was a Rabbinical casuist. At ...

(c. 1695–1785), Lithuanian rabbi and author *

Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller ( 1745 – 1812) ( he, אריה לייב בן יוסף הכהן הלר) was a Rabbi, Talmudist, and Halachist in Galicia. He was known as "the ''Ketzos''" based on his magnum opus, '' Ketzot Hachoshen'', . Biography B ...

(1745–1812), rabbi, Talmudist and Halachist in Galicia * Aryeh Kaplan (1934–1983), American Orthodox rabbi and author *

Aryeh Kasher Aryeh Kasher ( he, אריה כשר; 1935 – October 26, 2011) was an Israeli academic and writer. He was a professor at Tel Aviv University and winner of the 1990 Bialik Prize for Hebrew literature. His life and his research activity Kasher grew u ...

(1935–2011), Israeli historian and author * Aryeh Levin (1885–1969), Orthodox rabbi * Aryeh Neier (born 1937), American human rights activist *

Aryeh Nehemkin Aryeh Nehemkin ( he, אריה נחמקין; 2 November 1925 – 24 November 2021) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment from 1981 until 1988, and as Minister of Agriculture between 1984 and 1988. Bio ...

(born 1925), Israeli former politician *

Aryeh Tartakower Aryeh Tartakower (1897–1982) was a Polish-born Israeli political activist, historian and sociologist. He was the Director of the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation of the World Jewish Congress during World War II. He was the Chair of the Dep ...

(1897–1982), Polish-born Israeli political activist, historian and sociologist

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