From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ehud (given name)
Ehud (given name)
Ehud (Hebrew: )אהּודis a Biblical given name, currently
ֵ Ehud can refer to the following people
common in Israel. The etymology is unknown. • Ehud (Ehud ben Gera) was a Hebrew judge in the
The name "Ehud" is not attested as a first name Book of Judges
among Jews until the 20th Century. However, Zion- • Ehud Olmert is the Israeli prime minister from 2006
ism—as part of its nation-building process—strongly en- • Ehud Barak was the Israeli prime minister from 1999
couraged using the names of Jewish heroes and warriors to 2001, and is defense minister as of 2007
of ancient times, including that of Ehud. As a result, it • Ehud "Udi" Adam is a retired Israeli general
has become a common name in contemporary Israel. Two • Ehud Adiv is an Israeli, formerly a pro-Palestinian
prime ministers of Israel have had it as a first name: Ehud political activist
Barak and Ehud Olmert. • Ehud Banai (born 1953), Israeli singer and songwriter
Israelis named Ehud are often nicknamed "Udi". • Ehud Hrushovski is an Israeli mathematician
While the earliest known use is the Hebrew judge, the • Ehud Manor was an Israeli poet and TV personality
etymology is unknown. According to Amos Chacham[cita- • Ehud Netzer is an Israeli archaeologist
tion needed] medieval rabbis favored one of two improba- • Ehud Segev is an Israeli performer
ble explanations. Some, like the Vilna Gaon,[citation needed] • Ehud Shapiro is an Israeli scientist
claimed that the original name was ( אחודEħud), but the • Ehud Tenenbaum is an Israeli hacker
letter חħet had become a הhe and thus relates to ’unity’ • Ehud Vaks is an Israeli judo athlete
.אחדOthers claimed that the name relates to ’glory’ .הוד
The modern Israeli Hebrew verb, ’he sympathized’ אהדis References
unrelated to the Biblical name Ehud.[1] Eliezer Ben-Ye-
huda coined this verb, deriving it from the Arabic cog- [1] Klein, Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language
nate hawadah, ’he treated with indulgence’ or kindness. [2] http://www.balashon.com/2007/01/ohad-and-
None of the above claims are accepted by contemporary ehud.html
linguists as legitimate etymologies or translations for the
name.[2]
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