Yoram ( or ^?) is a given name derived from Jehoram (), meaning "

Jehovah Jehovah () is a Romanization, Latinization of the Hebrew language, Hebrew , one Tiberian vocalization, vocalization of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the proper name of the God in Judaism, God of Israel in the Hebrew BibleOld Testament. The Tetr ...

is exalted" in

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, which was the name of several individuals in the

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Athaliah Athaliah ( ''Gotholía''; ) was the daughter of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Israel; she was queen consort of kingdom of Judah, Judah as the wife of Jehoram of Judah, King Jehoram, a descendant of King David, and was later queen regnant c. 84 ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Yoram Aridor (born 1933), former right-wing Israeli politician, Knesset member and minister *

Yoram Barzel Yoram Barzel (; December 9, 1931 – December 22, 2022) was an American-Israeli economist and a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Washington. He was interested in property rights, applied price theory, and political ec ...

(1931-2022), Israeli economist and a professor of economics at the University of Washington * Yoram Bauman (born 1973), American economist and stand-up comedian *

Yoram Ben-Porat Yoram Ben-Porat (also, Ben-Porath; ; born 1937; died October 18, 1992) was an Israeli academic and economist. He served as president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1990 until his death in 1992 in an automobile accident at the age of 55. ...

(1937-1992), Israeli economist and president of the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...

* Yoram Chaiter (born 1964), physician, cancer researcher and bass singer *

Yoram Danziger Yoram Danziger (; born 1953) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel who served on the Court from 2007 to 2018. Formerly he was managing partner and co-founder of a Ramat Gan-based law firm founded in 1984 named Danziger, Klagsbald & Co. B ...

(born 1953), Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel, appointed to the Court in 2007 *

Yoram Dinstein Yoram Dinstein (; 2 January 1936 – 10 February 2024) was an Israeli scholar and professor emeritus at Tel Aviv University. He was a specialist on international law and an authority on the laws of war. He served as President of Tel Aviv Univer ...

(1936-2024), Israeli President of

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

Yoram Dori Yoram Dori (; born 1950) is a strategic advisor and biographies writer. He served for years as a close advisor for Israel's President Shimon Peres. Dori is the director general of Dori ltd. Biography Early years Dori was born in Tel Aviv. He ser ...

(born 1950), strategic advisor to Shimon Peres when the latter was President of Israel *

Yoram Globus Yoram Globus (; born 7 September 1943) is an Israeli–American film producer, cinema owner, and distributor. He has been involved in over 300 full-length motion pictures and he is most known for his association with The Cannon Group, Inc., an ...

(born 1941), Israeli director and producer, most famous for his association with Cannon Films Inc *

Yoram Gross Yoram Jerzy Gross (18 October 192621 September 2015) was a Polish-born, Australian film and television producer, animation director, and writer of children's and family entertainment. He founded the animation studio Flying Bark Productions. ...

(1926-2015), Australian producer of children's and family entertainment *

Yoram Hazony Yoram Reuben Hazony (; born 1964) is an Israeli-American philosopher, Bible scholar, and political theorist. He is president of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem and serves as the chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation. He has argued for nat ...

(born 1964), Israeli scholar and founder of Shalem College in Jerusalem *

Yoram Ish-Hurwitz Yoram Ish-Hurwitz (born 1968 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch pianist. He began his studies with Danièle Dechenne and Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam. In 1993 he was the first Dutch pianist to graduate from the Juilliard School i ...

(born 1968), Dutch pianist of Israeli origin *

Yoram Kaniuk Yoram Kaniuk (; May 2, 1930 – June 8, 2013) was an Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theatre critic. Biography Yoram Kaniuk was born in Tel Aviv. His father, , was the first curator of Tel Aviv Museum of Art and was born in Ternopi ...

(1930-2013), Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theater critic *

Yoram Kochavy Yoram Kochavy (; born November 19, 1962) is an Israeli former Olympic swimmer. Early life and education Kochavy was born in Israel, and is Jewish. In 1981 he attended the University of Georgia, and competed for the university in swimming. He at ...

(born 1962), Israeli former Olympic swimmer *

Yoram Marciano Yoram Marciano (; born 31 October 1964) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party from 2006 to 2009, and again between 2012 and 2013. Biography Born in Lod, Marciano was first elected to the Knesset in ...

(born 1964), Israeli Labor politician *

Yoram Moses Yoram Moses () is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Yoram Moses received a B.Sc. in mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1981, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science ...

, 1997 Gödel laureate and Associate Professor at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology *

Yoram Schweitzer Yoram Schweitzer is an Israeli intelligence official who is a senior research fellow at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and is director of the institute's Research Program: Terrorism and Low-Intensity Conflict. During 201 ...

( 1980s onwards), senior research fellow at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

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