Kimhi

Kimhi, Kimchi, Kamhe, or Kamche (Hebrew: קִמְחִי or קַמְחִי) is a Jewish surname of disputed origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Medieval

Joseph ben Isaac Kimhi (1105–1170), biblical commentator and poet, father of David and Moses Kimhi
Moses Kimhi (c. 1127 – c. 1190), biblical commentator and grammarian
David Kimhi (1160–1235), biblical commentator, philosopher, and grammarian
Isaac ben Mordecai ibn Kimhi of Salon, "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 the Mezuqqaq Shiv'atayim (1380) (Archived 2023-10-28 at the Wayback Machine) and a brief commentary to the astronomical tables of Jacob Boneth ben David Bonjorn, as well as other lost works. 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

Solomon Kimhi (fl. 1862), Turkish rabbi
Rafael Moshe Kamhi (1870–1970), IMRO revolutionary
Jon Kimche (1909–1994), Swiss journalist
Victoria Kamhi (1905–1997), Turkish pianist
David Kimche (1928–2010), Israeli diplomat and deputy-director of Mossad
David Kamhi (1936–2021), hazan of the Sarajevo Synagogue
Michelle Marder Kamhi (born 1937), art critic
Alan Kimche (born 1952), British-Israeli rabbi
Alona Kimhi (born 1963), Israeli author and actress
Katherine Kamhi (born 1964), American actress
Shavit Kimchi (born 2002), Israeli tennis player

Other

Zalman Kimhi (1904), short story by Yehuda Steinberg [he; fr]

References

1 2 Steinschneider, Moritz (July 1899). "An Introduction to the Arabic Literature of the Jews. I (Continued)". The Jewish Quarterly Review. 11 (4): 606. doi:10.2307/1450470. JSTOR 1450470 – via Internet Archive.
↑ Landshuth, Eliezer (1857). ʻAmude ha-ʻavodah: reshimat rashe ha-payṭanim u-meʻaṭ mi-toldotehem... (in Hebrew).
↑ Reif, Elazar (2005). "ספר "מזוקק שבעתים" לר' יוסף ב"ר שאול : הקדמת הספר ומבחר קטעים" (PDF). מעליות. 25: 37–67 – via Asif.
↑ Cataloghi dei codici orientali di alcune biblioteche d'Italia (in Italian). Tipografia dei successori Le Monnier. 1878. p. 636.
↑ יעקב זוסמן, “שני קונטרסים בהלכה מאת ר' משה בוטריל”, בתוך קבץ על יד, סדרה חדשה ספר ו' (טז), עמוד 273
↑ "מכתב: ENA 2591.13 + ENA 2591.12". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
↑ "מכתב: Moss. IV,80". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
↑ "מכתב: Halper 389". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
↑ "Letter: Moss. IV,80". Princeton Geniza Project. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
↑ "רשימה או טבלה: ENA NS 77.?". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
↑ "מכתב: T-S 13J19.9". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
↑ "מכתב: T-S 10J6.4". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
↑ "רשימה או טבלה: T-S Ar.6.8". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
↑ שטיינברג, יהודה (1904). "זלמן קמחי". אחיאסף יב (in Hebrew).

[Steinschneider_1899-1] 1 2 Steinschneider, Moritz (July 1899). "An Introduction to the Arabic Literature of the Jews. I (Continued)". The Jewish Quarterly Review. 11 (4): 606. doi:10.2307/1450470. JSTOR 1450470 – via Internet Archive.

[2] Landshuth, Eliezer (1857). ʻAmude ha-ʻavodah: reshimat rashe ha-payṭanim u-meʻaṭ mi-toldotehem... (in Hebrew).

[3] Reif, Elazar (2005). "ספר "מזוקק שבעתים" לר' יוסף ב"ר שאול : הקדמת הספר ומבחר קטעים" (PDF). מעליות. 25: 37–67 – via Asif.

[4] Cataloghi dei codici orientali di alcune biblioteche d'Italia (in Italian). Tipografia dei successori Le Monnier. 1878. p. 636.

[5] יעקב זוסמן, “שני קונטרסים בהלכה מאת ר' משה בוטריל”, בתוך קבץ על יד, סדרה חדשה ספר ו' (טז), עמוד 273

[6] "מכתב: ENA 2591.13 + ENA 2591.12". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[7] "מכתב: Moss. IV,80". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[8] "מכתב: Halper 389". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[9] "Letter: Moss. IV,80". Princeton Geniza Project. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[10] "רשימה או טבלה: ENA NS 77.?". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[11] "מכתב: T-S 13J19.9". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[12] "מכתב: T-S 10J6.4". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[13] "רשימה או טבלה: T-S Ar.6.8". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[14] שטיינברג, יהודה (1904). "זלמן קמחי". אחיאסף יב (in Hebrew).

Kimhi

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