Hamnuna (Hebrew: המנונא) is the name of several rabbis from the period of the Talmud, among them: Hamnuna Saba ("the elder"). Second generation Babylonian amora (mid third century CE). A pupil of Rav. [1] After Rav, he became the head of the rabbinical academy at Sura.

Rav Hamnuna Saba (Hamnuna the Elder) was a Babylonian rabbi (second generation of amoraim). He was one of several amoraim named Hamnuna. He is not to be confused with the Rav Hamnuna Saba mentioned in the Zohar, who is said to have been a tanna.

Rav Hamnuna III, one of several ancient rabbis named Hamnuna, was a rabbi mentioned in the Talmud. He lived in Babylonia and belonged to the third generation of amoraim. [1]

Feb 20, 2025 · In Sanhedrin 61a, Rav Hamnuna lost his oxen and went searching for them. Rabba bumped into him and took the opportunity to pose a contradiction between two Mishnayot, and Rav Hamnuna resolved it. Rav Yosef chimed in as to why this is unnecessary.

Hamnuna was a considerable liturgical author. To him are ascribed five benedictions which an Israelite should utter at the sight of different Babylonian ruins (Ber. 57b), two to be spoken on seeing large armies (Ber. 58a), and one before engaging in the study of the Torah (Ber. 11b).

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Rav Hamnuna Saba was a Second and Third generation Amora and a student of Rav, giving over many of his teachings throughout the Talmud. He was well liked by his teacher who called him 'my son'. When Rav passed away, most of his students in …

HAMNUNA, an amora of the beginning of the fourth century C. E. A native of Harpania in Babylonia (Yev. 17a), he resided in Harta of Argiz in the vicinity of Baghdad where he taught (Er. 63a; Shab. 19b). He was a pupil and colleague of Ḥisda …

The identity, time, standing, and geographical location of the Amora R. Hamnuna have not been determined by scholarly research. 1 Indeed, different, sometimes opposing, proposals have been raised in the Rabbinic and scholarly literatures regarding the question of how many Amoraim were named "Hamnuna" in Babylonia in the Talmudic period. 2 A cons...

Babylonian amora of the third and fourth centuries; in the Babylonian Talmud sometimes referred to as