Johanan bar Nappaha
Johanan bar Nappaha | |
|---|---|
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 |
|---|
- See Johanan (name) for more rabbis by this name.
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), 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.