e/Tanhuma bar Abba

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has glosseng: Tanhuma bar Abba (Hebrew: תנחומא בר אבא) was a Palestinian amora of the 5th generation, one of the foremost haggadists of his time. He was a pupil of Ḥuna bar Abin (Num. R. iii.; Gen. R. xli.), from whom he transmits halakic (Yer. Ḥal. 57d; Shab. 10c) as well as haggadic sayings (Yer. Pe'ah 15b; Shab. 11d; Ab. Zarah 43a). He received instruction also from Judah ben Shalom (Midr. Teh. to Ps. cxix. 2) and R. Phinehas (Yer. Sheḳ. 49d). According to W. Bacher, he resided in Nave, a town in Peræa (comp. A. Neubauer, G. T. p. 23).
lexicalizationeng: R. Tanhuma
lexicalizationeng: R. Tanḥuma
lexicalizationeng: Tanhuma bar abba
instance of(noun) spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law
rabbi
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has glossheb: רבי תנחומא בר אבא - אמורא מארץ ישראל בדור השישי, מגדולי בעלי האגדה והמדרש. חי במחצית השנייה של המאה הרביעית לספירה הנוצרית. תלמידו של רב הונא השני. חי בעיירה נווה המצויה כיום בחלקו הסורי של הגולן.
lexicalizationheb: רבי תנחומא

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