Nehorai
| Nehorai | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [neːoʁai] |
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Aramaic |
| Meaning | Light |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Nehoray, Neorai, Neoray |
Nehorai (also transliterated as Nehoray, Neoray, Neorai) is a male Hebrew name נְהוֹרַאי , from Aramaic נְהוֹר nehor or נְהוֹרָא nehora meaning "light". The name appears three times in the Mishnah. He who was called Nehorai because he enlightened the eyes of his peers in knowledge of halakhah.[1]
People
- Eleazar ben Arach, nicknamed Rabbi Nehorai, one of the tannaim from 1st century CE and student of Yohanan ben Zakkai.
- Shalom Nehorai HaLevi, Yemenite Rabbi from Beit 'Adaqah who founded Tzuriel
- Yair Nehorai, Israeli lawyer and author
See also
References
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