Johanan bar Nappaha
3rd-century Judean rabbi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johanan bar Nappaha (Hebrew: יוחנן בר נפחא Yoḥanan bar Nafḥa; alt. sp. Napaḥa) (also known simply as Rabbi Yochanan, or as Johanan bar Nafcha) (lived 180-279 CE)[1] was a leading rabbi in the early era of the Talmud. He belonged to the second generation of amoraim.
- See Johanan (name) for more rabbis by this name.
Johanan's opinion is quoted thousands of times across the Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmuds. The compilation of the Jerusalem Talmud is generally ascribed to him.[2][3][4]