Ben-Porat

Ben-Porat () is a Hebrew language surname. The name is associated with the line "Ben Porat Yosef" from the Book of Genesis, Chapter 49, , which is commonly used as a protection against the evil eye.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Miriam Ben-Porat (1918–2012), Israeli jurist
• Mordechai Ben-Porat (born 1923), Israeli politician
• Pinchas Ben-Porat (1914–1955), Israeli aviator
• Yoram Ben-Porat (1937–1992), Israeli economist and president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Ziva Ben-Porat, Israeli literary theorist

See also

• Manasseh of Ilya, pseudonym

References