Basmath clan

The Jewish surname Basmath (Bachmat), in contrast to the similarly sounding name of Turkic origin, according to a conjecture, originates from a female name Basmath (aroma). This is the name of the daughter of King Solomon who was the wife of Ahimaatz (see I Kings, 4, 15).

One of the first mentionings of the Jewish name Basmath in available sources refers to Emma Basmath who was born in England in 1844 (England, Worcestershire). Her parents came to the Great Britain out of the Russian...