- Kimhi
Kimhi may refer to:
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David Kimhi
*Joseph Kimhi
*Moses Kimhi
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Kimhi — Les Ḳimḥi (hébreu : קמחי) sont une famille juive originaire d Espagne. Ayant fui en Provence lors de la guerre civile en al Andalus, elle se répand ensuite en Italie, en Turquie, en Syrie et en Angleterre. Plusieurs de ses membres se sont… … Wikipédia en Français
KIMḤI, DAVID — (known as Radak from the acronym of Rabbi David Kimḥi; Maistre Petit; 1160?–1235?), grammarian and exegete of Narbonne, Provence. The son of Joseph Kimḥi and brother and pupil of , David was a teacher in his native town and was active in public… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KIMḤI, JOSEPH — (also known as Maistre Petit; Rikam, from the acronym of Rabbi Joseph Kimḥi; c. 1105–c. 1170), grammarian, exegete, translator, and polemist. Kimḥi migrated from Spain in the wake of the Almohad persecutions and settled permanently in Narbonne.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KIMḤI, MOSES — (known by the acronym Remak, i.e., Rabbi Moses Kimḥi; d. c. 1190), grammarian and exegete of Narbonne, Provence; son of and brother of David Kimḥi . As a grammarian, he generally followed his father, although his work shows traces of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KIMḤI, RAPHAEL ISRAEL BEN JOSEPH — (first half of 18th century), emissary of Safed. Kimḥi was born in Constantinople where he studied under . When his teacher moved to Ereẓ Israel in 1713 he followed him and settled in Safed, where he studied under Jacob Vilna Ashkenazi. In 1728… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KIMHI (LES) — KIMHI LES L’histoire du judaïsme médiéval a retenu les noms de trois Kimhi, tous exégètes: Joseph (1105 env. 1170); David, son fils enfin, Moïse (mort en 1190 env.). Joseph, grammairien, exégète et traducteur, quitta l’Espagne pour Narbonne à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
KIMḤI, DOV — (originally Meller, Berish; 1889–1961), Hebrew author, translator, and editor. Born in Jaslo, Galicia, Kimḥi became an ardent Zionist in his youth and immigrated to Palestine in 1908. He settled in Jerusalem, and from 1912 until his retirement… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KIMḤI, JACOB BEN SAMUEL — (c. 1720–1800), talmudist and author in London. Jacob Kimḥi was born in Constantinople where his father Samuel, whose responsa are mentioned in the Masat Moshe of moses israel (ḤM nos. 50–51; Constantinople, 1734), was rabbi. At an early age… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KIMḤI, MORDECAI — (second half of 13th century), a Provençal rabbi and halakhic authority of Carpentras, grandson of David Kimḥi . Urbach s opinion that he was the maternal grandfather of perez b. elijah cannot be accepted since Mordecai was an older contemporary… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KIMḤI, SOLOMON BEN NISSIM JOSEPH DAVID — (mid 19th century), talmudist of Constantinople. Solomon s father, who died in 1836, was rabbi in Constantinople; Solomon himself was at the height of his activity in 1861 and was still alive in 1870. He wrote Melekhet Shelomo (1862) consisting… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
