Johanan bar Nappaha | |
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יוחנן בר נפחא | |
Title | Rabbi, Amora |
Personal life | |
Born | 180 CE Tzipori, Galilee |
Died | 279 CE |
Known for | Compilation of the Jerusalem Talmud |
Religious life | |
Religion | Judaism |
Jewish leader | |
Teacher | Judah ha-Nasi, Hanina bar Hama |
Period in office | 2nd century CE (second generation of Amoraim) |
Rabbinical eras |
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Johanan bar Nappaha (Hebrew: יוחנן בר נפחא Yoḥanan bar Nafḥa or Napaḥa), also known simply as Rabbi Yochanan or Johanan bar Nafcha (180–279 CE),[1] was a leading rabbi and second-generation Amora during the Talmudic era.
Johanan's opinions are quoted widely across the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds. The compilation of the Jerusalem Talmud is generally ascribed to him.[2][3][4]