Kimhi, Kimchi, Kamhe, or Kamche (Hebrew: קִמְחִי or קַמְחִי) is a Jewish surname of disputed origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
Medieval
[edit]- 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[2]
- 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). This is apparently the same scholar called Joseph ben Saul of Bannieres (מובנייר) in philosophical literature.[3]
Several medieval letters mentioning Salama ben Joseph al-Kamha[4][5][6][7] and Abu al-Fadhl ben al-Kamha[8][9][10][11] were found in the Cairo Geniza, which may be the same name.[1]
Modern
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Zalman Kimhi (1904), short story by Yehuda Steinberg[12]
See also
[edit]- Khimki, Russian city
References
[edit]- ^ a b Steinschneider, Moritz (1901). An Introduction to the Arabic Literature of the Jews. p. 606.
- ^ Landshuth, Eliezer (1857). ʻAmude ha-ʻavodah: reshimat rashe ha-payṭanim u-meʻaṭ mi-toldotehem... (in Hebrew).
- ^ 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).