Rav Nachman

Rav Nachman bar Yaakov
רב נחמן בר יעקב
TitleRabbi, Amora
Personal life
BornBabylonia
Died320
SpouseYalta
Known forTalmudic scholar, chief justice
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
InstituteYeshiva at Nehardea
Senior posting
TeacherSamuel of Nehardea, Rabbah bar Abuha

Rav Nachman bar Yaakov (Hebrew: רב נחמן בר יעקב; died 320) was a prominent Jewish Talmudic sage (Amora) of the third generation, who lived in Babylonia. He is generally identified with the figure referred to simply as Rav Nachman in the Babylonian Talmud. He was married to Yalta, who is mentioned several times in Talmudic literature.

It is generally accepted that references to Rav Nachman in the Talmud refer to Rav Nachman bar Yaakov, not to Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak.