Rav Mesharshiya

For the Jewish Physician & Translator (683, Basra), see Masarjawaih.

Rav Mesharshiya [1][2] (or R. Mesharshya,[3] or Rav Mesharsheya,[4] or Rav Mesharshia; Hebrew: רב משרשיא) was a fifth generation Amora sage of Babylon. His Teacher par excellence [5] was Rava, and they are mentioned together dozens of times in the Talmud. It is possible he was also a pupil of Abaye.[6] He was a close colleague of Rav Papa, who was also a pupil of Rava, and he even sent his son to study under Rav Papa.[7] R. Joseph the son of R. Ila'i was also among his colleagues.[8] His father-in-law is reminded on his name as R. Kahana the father-in-law of R. Mesharshya.[9] Three of his sons were Amora sages, and studied at Rav Ashi's Beth midrash. Their name: Raba,[10] R. Sama,[11] and R. Isaac who was an honorable and dignified man.[12] The Talmud states that Rav Mesharshiya himself encouraged them to learn in this Beth midrash.[13]

References

  1. Rav Mesharshiya | רב משרשיא, sages of the talmud | חכמי התלמוד
  2. On his son: TANNAIM AND AMORAIM, jewishencyclopedia.com; List (Rabbah b. Mesharshiya)
  3. Tractate Bava Batra, 97b
  4. On his son: Raba b. Mesharsheya : Tractate Nazir, 40b
  5. Or his distinguished teacher; That is, a Rabbi whom he has acquired most of his scholarly knowledge;(i.e: B. Talmud, Kiddushin, 33a; halakhah.com)
  6. In the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Kiddushin, 33a, Abaye says to him : ‘Am I not your teacher par excellence!?’, though it is possible he said so because he was Gedol haDor (Aaron Hyman)
  7. Babylonian Talmud, Tractate ‘Erubin, 48a
  8. Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sukkah, 26a
  9. Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Bava Batra, 97b
  10. Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Nazir, 40b
  11. Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Hullin, 17b
  12. R. Judah ben Kalonymus, Yihusei Tannaim ve-Amoraim, based on the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Avodah Zarah, 8b
  13. Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Horayot, 12a


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