Shem Tov

Shem Tov (Hebrew: שם־טוב, lit. 'good name') is a Jewish given name and surname. Alternative spellings in English include Shem-Tov, Shem Tob, Shem-tov, and Shemtob. It may refer to the following notable people:

Given name

• Shem Tob ben Isaac Ardutiel (c. 1290–1369), Spanish Hebrew writer
• Shem-Tob ben Isaac of Tortosa, 13th century Provençal rabbi and physician
• Shem Tob Gaguine (1884–1953), British Sephardic rabbi
• Shem Tov ben Abraham ibn Gaon (c.1283–1330), Spanish Talmudist and kabbalist
• Shem-Tov ibn Falaquera (c. 1225–1290), Spanish Jewish philosopher and poet
• Shem Tov ibn Shem Tov (c. 1390–1440), Spanish kabbalist
• Shem Tov Levi (born 1950), Israeli singer, pianist, flautist and composer
• Shem-Tov Sabag (born 1959), Israeli Olympic marathon runner

Surname

• Abraham Shemtov (born 1937), Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi
• Baruch Shemtov (born 1987), American journalist
• Joseph ibn Shem-Tov (died 1480), Judæo-Spanish writer
• Levi Shemtov, Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi
• Lia Shemtov (born 1958), Israeli politician
• Moshe Shem Tov (1924–2005), chairman of The Association of the Deaf in Israel
• Tomer Shem-Tov (born 1978), Israeli football player
• Victor Shem-Tov (1915–2014), Israeli politician

Other

• Baal Shem Tov (c. 1698–1760), Jewish mystic and healer from Poland