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Zemah

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Zemah (Hebrew: צמח, literally: plant; also spelled Tzemach, Tzemah, Zemach) may refer to:

People

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  • Zemah ben Hayyim, Gaon of Sura from 889 to 895
  • Zemah ben Paltoi (died 890), Gaon at Academy at Pumbeditha
  • Jacob ben Hayyim Zemah (17th century), Portuguese kabalist and physician
  • Tzemach Dawid (1541–1613), Jewish chronicler, mathematician, historian, astronomer and astrologer
  • Tzemach Cunin (1976–2019), American rabbi, and the founder of the Chabad of Century City in Los Angeles, California
  • Tzemach Tzedek (1789–1866), Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
  • Eddy Zemach, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Places

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  • Tzemah Junction, a road junction and industrial zone at the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee
  • Tzemah, a former Palestinian Arab village

See also

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