Bar Kokhba

Bar Kokhba (Hebrew: בר כוכבא, Son of Kokhba) (also Bar Kochba, Bar Kochva, Bar Cochva) is a name of Simon bar Kokhba, the leader of the Bar Kokhba's revolt, the second (sometimes counted as the third) of the Jewish-Roman Wars.

Bar Kokhba may also refer to:

  • Bar Kokhba (album) (1994/1996) by John Zorn
  • Bar Kokhba (play) (1883/1885) by Abraham Goldfaden
  • TuS Bar Kochba Nürnberg, a football club in Germany.

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