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Simhah

Simhah is a Hebrew word that means gladness, or joy, and is often used as a given name. Related names include Simha, Simcha, and Simchah. Notable people with the name include:Meir Simhah ha-Kohen of Dvinsk (1843–1926), Orthodox Jewish rabbi Naḥman ben Simḥah Berlin, Jewish polemnist writer Nahman Ben Simhah of Bratslav (1772–1810), the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement Simhah Simon ben Abraham Calimani (1699–1784), Venetian rabbi Simhah b. Samuel of Speyer, German rabbi and tosafist Simhah ben Samuel of Vitry,, French Talmudist of the 11th and 12th centuries Simhah Bunem of Przysucha (1765–1827), Grand Rabbi of Peshischa Simḥah Isaac Luzki (1716–1766?), Karaite Kabbalist Simhah of Rome, Jewish scholar and rabbi who lived in Rome in the last quarter of the thirteenth century AD Simhah Pinsker (1801–1864), Polish-Jewish scholar and archeologist born at Tarnopol, Galicia Simhah Reuben Edelmann (1821–1892), Russian grammarian and commentator Solomon b. Simhah Dob Mandelkern (1846–1902), Ukrainian Jewish poet and author

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Simhah (Hebrew: שִׂמְחָה śimḥāʰ; Hebrew pronunciation: [simˈχa], Yiddish pronunciation: [ˈsɪmχə]) is a Hebrew word that means gladness, or joy, and is often used as a given name. Related names include Simha, Simcha, and Simchah. Notable people with the name include:

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