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Hanina ben Pappa ( ) was a Jewish Talmudist , known as an amora living in the Land of Israel , halakist , and haggadist who flourished in the 3rd and 4th centuries; a younger contemporary of Samuel b.1 His name is variously written "Ḥanina", "Hananiah", and "Ḥinena" (comp. R. i. 2; Yalḳ. , Cant. i. 2). That he possessed great stores of learning is shown by the frequency with which he is cited in both Talmud and Midrash , and he enjoyed the companionship of the foremost teachers of his generation. With Simon (Shimeon) b. Pazzi he discussed exegetics , and he was associated with Abbahu and Isaac Nappaḥa on the judiciary ( Giṭ. 29b; B. Ḳ. 117b). Legend has surrounded his name with supernatural incidents.2
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Hanina ben Pappa ( ) was a Jewish Talmudist , known as an amora living in the Land of Israel , halakist , and haggadist who flourished in the 3rd and 4th centuries; a younger contemporary of Samuel b. His name is variously written "Ḥanina", "Hananiah", and "Ḥinena" (comp. R. i. 2; Yalḳ. , Cant. i. 2). That he possessed great stores of learning is shown by the frequency with which he is cited in both Talmud and Midrash , and he enjoyed the companionship of the foremost teachers of his generation. With Simon (Shimeon) b. Pazzi he discussed exegetics , and he was associated with Abbahu and Isaac Nappaḥa on the judiciary ( Giṭ. 29b; B. Ḳ. 117b). Legend has surrounded his name with supernatural incidents.
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Hanina ben Pappa ( ) was a Jewish Talmudist living in the Land of Israel , halakhist , and aggadist who flourished in the 3rd and 4th centuries (third generation of amoraim ). His name is variously written "Ḥanina", "Hananiah", and "Ḥinena".
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Hanina ben Pappa ( ) was a Jewish Talmudist living in the Land of Israel , halakhist , and aggadist who flourished in the 3rd and 4th centuries (third generation of amoraim ). His name is variously written "Ḥanina", "Hananiah", and "Ḥinena".
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Jewish scholar Not to be confused with Hanina bar Papi . Hanina ben Pappa ( Hebrew : חנינה בר פפא ) was a Jewish Talmudist living in the Land of Israel , halakhist , and aggadist who flourished in the 3rd and 4th centuries (third generation of amoraim ). His name is variously written "Ḥanina", "Hananiah", and "Ḥinena".
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jewish talmudist
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jewish talmudist living in the land of israel
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