Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
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
Kimhi, Moses — ▪ European scholar Kimhi also spelled Kimchi, Kimḥi, or Qimḥi, also called Remak (an acronym of Rabbi Moses Kimhi) died c. 1190, Narbonne?, Toulouse, Fr. European author of an influential Hebrew grammar, Mahalakh shevile ha daʿat… … Universalium
Moses Kimhi — (c. 1127 – c. 1190) was a medieval Jewish biblical commentator and grammarian. Birth and Early Life Kimhi was born around 1127, the eldest son of Joseph Kimhi and the brother of David Kimhi, known as the RaDaK. He was born and lived in the… … Wikipedia
Kimhi — may refer to:* David Kimhi * Joseph Kimhi * Moses Kimhi … Wikipedia
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, 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, 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, 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
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
Moses (given name) — Moses or Moshe is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses. According to the Torah, the name Moses comes from the Hebrew verb meaning to pull/draw out [of water]. The infant Moses was given this name by Pharaoh s daughter after rescuing … Wikipedia
