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Argov

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Argov is a proper name. It occurs in the Hebrew Bible as a given name (where it is associated with the placename Argob) [1] and since the 1900s has been used as a Jewish surname.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Meir Argov (1905–63), Russian Empire-born Israeli Zionist activist and politician
  • Sasha Argov (1914–95), Russian-born Israeli composer
  • Shlomo Argov (1929–2003), Israeli diplomat
  • Zohar Argov, real name Zohar Orkabi.(1955–87), Israeli singer

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References

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  1. ^ Klein, Reuven Chaim (2025). "Who or What Is Argov? A Philological Survey of a Difficult Lexeme". Ḥakirah. doi:10.17613/7qw28-qkz54. ISSN 1532-1290.