Zemach is a Hebrew word signifying 'branch', 'sprout' or 'shoot', metaphorically also growth, a new start, future hope, and biblically - the coming of the Messiah. It can occur as a surname. It can also be spelled Tsemach, Tzemach, Tsemah etc.
Martin Buber was an Austrian-Israeli philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the I–Thou relationship and the I–It relationship. Born in Vienna, Buber came from a family of observant Jews, but broke with Jewish custom to pursue secular studies in philosophy. He produced writings about Zionism and worked with various bodies within the Zionist movement extensively over a nearly 50-year period spanning his time in Europe and the Near East. In 1923, Buber wrote his famous essay on existence, Ich und Du, and in 1925 he began translating the Hebrew Bible into the German language.
Jewish names, specifically one's given name, have varied over time and by location and ethnic group. Other types of names used by Jewish people include the surname and the religious name known as the Hebrew name.
Lieberman and Liebermann are names deriving from Lieb, a German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for a person from the German lieb or Yiddish lib, meaning 'dear, beloved'. Many Lieberman families originally spelled the name in Hebrew or Cyrillic characters, so variations in the spelling occurred during transliteration to the Latin alphabet.
The Benveniste family is an old, noble, wealthy, and scholarly Sephardic Jewish family of Narbonne, France, and northern Spain established in the 11th century. The family was present in the 11th to the 15th centuries in Hachmei Provence, France, Barcelona, Aragon, and Castile.
Haim can be a first name or surname originating in Hebrew or derived from the Old German name Haimo.
Elbaz The surname Elbaz is historically associated with Sephardic Jewish communities from Spain and Portugal. This surname reflects a rich Iberian heritage, deeply rooted in the cultural and historical landscape of the region prior to the expulsion of Jews in the late 15th century.
Scholem, derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace", is a surname, and may refer to:
David Gans, also known as Rabbi Dovid Solomon Ganz, was a Jewish chronicler, mathematician, historian, astronomer and astrologer. He is the author of "Tzemach David" (1592) and therefore also known by this title, the צמח דוד.
Guetta is a Sephardic Jewish surname, typically originating from the ancient name of the Castilian town of Huete (Guete). Alternatively, it may be derived from the Goeta tribe of western Libya, or as a nickname derived from the Arabic word for "sharp/cutting/piercing". Variants of the name include Gueta, Guita, Guitta, Gweta, and Quita.
Mendel can be both a surname and given name.
Cohen is a surname of Jewish, Samaritan and Biblical origins. It is a very common Jewish surname. Cohen is one of the four Samaritan last names that exist in the modern day. Many Jewish immigrants entering the United States or United Kingdom changed their name from Cohen to Cowan, as Cowan was a Scottish name. The name "Cohen" is also used as a given name.
Almog is a Hebrew surname literally meaning "coral". Notable people with the surname Almog include:
Hazan, Chazan, Chasen, Hasson, and Khazan are all alternative spellings of Hazzan, a Hebrew word carried over into most other Jewish languages that refers to the cantor in the Jewish prayer tradition. The surname was commonly adopted throughout the Jewish diaspora. See also Hassan (surname).
Azoulay, sometimes spelled Azoulai, Azulai or Azulay, etc. is a Sephardi Jewish surname, common among Jews of Moroccan descent. It is assumed that the family name Azulai is an acronym of the biblical restriction on whom a Kohen may marry: אשה זנה וחללה לא יקחו and, thus, indicating priestly descent. The Hebrew phrase ishah zonah ve'challelah lo yikachu means "a foreign [non-Israelite woman] or divorced [Israelite woman] shall not he [the Kohen] take".
The Hebraization of surnames is the act of amending one's Jewish surname so that it originates from the Hebrew language, which was natively spoken by Jews and Samaritans until it died out of everyday use by around 200 CE. For many diaspora Jews, immigrating to the Land of Israel and taking up a Hebrew surname has long been conceptualized as a way to erase remnants of their diaspora experience, particularly since the inception of Zionism in the 19th century. This notion, which was part of what drove the Zionist revival of the Hebrew language, was further consolidated after the founding of the State of Israel in 1948.
Levitzki or Levitsky is a surname, which is derived from the Hebrew name Levi meaning "joined to" in Hebrew. Notable people with the surname include:
Gabay is an English, Dutch, French, Spanish and Jewish surname, and derives from the Aramaic word Gabbai. The name is usually borne by people of Israeli Jewish descent. For people with the surname spelled Gabai, see Gabai. Notable people with this surname include:
Harari is a surname of multiple origins.
Zemah may refer to:
Stetski is a Russian-language surname derived from the Polish surname Stecki. As a Jewish surname, in Hebrew it is spelled as סטצקי and may be transliterated as Stetzky, Stotsky, etc. Notable people with the surname and its variants include: