Kimhi

Kimhi, Kimchi, Kamhe, or Kamche (Hebrew: קִמְחִי or קַמְחִי) is a Jewish surname of disputed origin.^[1] 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^[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) and a brief commentary to the astronomical tables of Jacob Boneth ben David Bonjorn.^[3] This is apparently the same scholar called Joseph ben Saul of Bannieres (מובנייר) in philosophical literature.^[4]

Several medieval letters mentioning Salama ben Joseph al-Kamha^[5][6][7][8] and Abu al-Fadhl ben al-Kamha^{[9][10][11][12]} were found in the Cairo Geniza, which may be the same name.^[1]

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]^[13]

See also

• Khimki, Russian city
• Kimchi (disambiguation)

References

1. 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. Cataloghi dei codici orientali di alcune biblioteche d'Italia (in Italian). Tipografia dei successori Le Monnier. 1878. p. 636.
4. יעקב זוסמן, “שני קונטרסים בהלכה מאת ר' משה בוטריל”, בתוך קבץ על יד, סדרה חדשה ספר ו' (טז), עמוד 273
5. "מכתב: ENA 2591.13 + ENA 2591.12". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
6. "מכתב: Moss. IV,80". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
7. "מכתב: Halper 389". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
8. "Letter: Moss. IV,80". Princeton Geniza Project. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
9. "רשימה או טבלה: ENA NS 77.?". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
10. "מכתב: T-S 13J19.9". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
11. "מכתב: T-S 10J6.4". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
12. "רשימה או טבלה: T-S Ar.6.8". Princeton Geniza Project (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
13. שטיינברג, יהודה (1904). "זלמן קמחי". אחיאסף יב (in Hebrew).