Hamnuna (Hebrew: ??????) is the name of several rabbi
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Hamnuna (Hebrew: ??????) is the name of several rabbi
Rabbi
Rabbi , in Judaism, means a religious ?teacher?, or more literally, ?my great one?, when addressing any master. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word , rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ?great?, used in many senses, including the sense of a ?master? and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ?teacher?.... s in the Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism.... .
Hamnuna Sabba ("the elder"). Mid third century of the common era
Common Era
Common Era, abbreviated as CE, is a designation for the calendar system most commonly used in the Western world, and also internationally, for numbering the year part of the calendar date.... . A pupil of Rav
Abba Arika
Abba Arika was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora of the 3rd century who established at Sura the systematic study of the rabbinic traditions, which, using the Mishnah as text, led to the compilation of the Talmud.... (BK 106a). After Rav, he became the head of the rabbinical academy
Talmudic Academies in Babylonia
The Talmudic Academies in Babylonia, also known as the Geonim Academies, were the center for Jewish scholarship and the development of Jewish law in Mesopotamia from roughly 589 CE to 1038 CE .... at Sura
Sura (city)
Sura was a city in the southern part of ancient Babylonia, located west of the Euphrates River. It was well-known for its agriculture produce, which included grapes, wheat, and barley.... . The Talmud contains many halakhic rulings, aggadot and prayers from him. He was an associate of Rav Chisda
Rav Chisda
Rav Chisda was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora of the third generation , mentioned frequently in the Talmud.... .
Hamnuna (early 4th century CE amora, Talmudic sage). According to the Talmud he grew up in Harpania, Babylonia
Babylonia
Babylonia was a state in Lower Mesopotamia , Babylon as its franklin. Babylonia emerged when Hammurabi created an empire out of the territories of the former kingdoms of Sumer and Akkad.... , and later moved to Harta of Argiz, near Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous. With a municipal population estimated at 6.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq, and the second largest city in the Arab World.... . He also was a colleague of Rav Chisda
Rav Chisda
Rav Chisda was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an amora of the third generation , mentioned frequently in the Talmud.... , and was a pupil under Rabbi Judah and Ulla
Ulla (Talmud)
Ulla or Ulla was a Jewish Talmudist and one of the leading halakha amoraim in the Land of Israel during the latter part of the third and in the beginning of the fourth centuries CE .... (Yev. 17a).
Hamnuna Zuta ("the younger"), late fourth century of the common era. A confession prayer he was fond of reciting on Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur , also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays. Its central themes are Atonement in Judaism and Repentance in Judaism.... eventually became part of the liturgy
Liturgy
A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to their particular traditions. The word may refer to an elaborate formal ritual such as the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Mass , or a daily activity such as the Muslim salat and Jewish Jewish services.... of the Yom Kippur prayer service.
According to the Encyclopedia Judaica, "Other amoraim of the same name, some with and some without appellations, who lived in the third and fourth centuries and whom it is difficult to identify, are referred to in the Talmudic sources."
