Schaal ( Hebrew: שָׁאַל), sometimes spelled Shaal or Shael, is a Sephardic Jewish and Dutch Surname, [1] [2] common among Jews of French, East-European and Middle Eastern background, [3] descended from Spanish exiles. [4]
The source of the name is debated. Some have linked it to the Hebrew phrase "shaal" (to ask, inquire). [5] [6] Some linguists argue that it is rooted in the ancient town ShaalBim as mentioned the bible as a "place of foxes" ( Joshua 19:42), [7] indicating that the Schaal name-bearers are members of the Cohen tribe. Due to phonetic differences the Schaal family members who lived in Salonika bore the name Shaul, Shoual or Shaoul, [8] indicating that the name derives from King Shaul.
Since the 18th century, members of the family had settled predominantly in France, South-Eastern Europe and parts of Germany. [9]
Schaal is the name of a notable Jewish family descended from Spanish exiles who, after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and the following decades, settled in France and Germany. [10] The family includes:
Schaal ( Hebrew: שָׁאַל), sometimes spelled Shaal or Shael, is a Sephardic Jewish and Dutch Surname, [1] [2] common among Jews of French, East-European and Middle Eastern background, [3] descended from Spanish exiles. [4]
The source of the name is debated. Some have linked it to the Hebrew phrase "shaal" (to ask, inquire). [5] [6] Some linguists argue that it is rooted in the ancient town ShaalBim as mentioned the bible as a "place of foxes" ( Joshua 19:42), [7] indicating that the Schaal name-bearers are members of the Cohen tribe. Due to phonetic differences the Schaal family members who lived in Salonika bore the name Shaul, Shoual or Shaoul, [8] indicating that the name derives from King Shaul.
Since the 18th century, members of the family had settled predominantly in France, South-Eastern Europe and parts of Germany. [9]
Schaal is the name of a notable Jewish family descended from Spanish exiles who, after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and the following decades, settled in France and Germany. [10] The family includes: