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
This is an outline of commentaries and commentators. Discussed are the salient points of Jewish, patristic, medieval, and modern commentaries on the Bible. The article includes discussion of the Targums, Mishna, and Talmuds, which are not regarde ...
, 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
Frascati () is a city and in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is located south-east of Rome, on the Alban Hills close to the ancient city of Tusculum. Frascati is closely associated with science, ...
(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
''Perek Shira'' (Hebrew language, Hebrew פרק שירה, lit. "Chapter of Song") is an ancient Judaism, Jewish text. There are a number of versions extant, some associated with the Ashkenazic tradition, some with the Sephardic, and some with the ...
*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 (×ž×•×‘× ×™×™×¨) 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
Solomon Kimhi was a Turkish rabbinical author who lived at Constantinople in the middle of the nineteenth century. In 1862 he published ''Meleket Shelomoh'', in which he tried to prove that the Karaites are animals, that it is forbidden to teach t ...
(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
Shavit Kimchi (; born 12 January 2002) is an Israeli inactive tennis player.
Kimchi has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 415, achieved on 25 July 2022. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 325, achieved on 25 July 2022. Kimchi h ...
(born 2002), Israeli tennis player
Other
* ''Zalman Kimhi'' (1904), short story by
See also
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Khimki
Khimki (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located approximately northwest from central Moscow, and is part of the Moscow metropolitan area.
History Origins and formation
Khimki was initially a railway station that had existed sin ...
, Russian city
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Kimchi (disambiguation)
References
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Surnames of Jewish origin
Hebrew-language surnames