Samuel ben Hofni

Rabbi
Samuel ben Hofni
שמואל בן חפני
Personal life
Died1034
ChildrenIsrael ben Samuel Ha-Kohen
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
SuccessorDosa ben Saadia
PositionGaon of Sura Academy
Main workResponsa, Introduction to the Talmud

Samuel ben Hofni (Hebrew: שמואל בן חפני; died 1034; abbreviation: Hebrew: הרשב״ח "The Rashbaḥ") was the gaon of Sura Academy in Mesopotamia ("Babylonia") from 998 to 1012.

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