Ḥiyya bar Ami

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Rav Hiyya bar Ami was a third- and fourth-generation Babylonian Amora.

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Biography

His main teacher was Ulla, [1] but he also learned from Rav Chisda and Ḥulfana [2] Seder HaDoroth questions whether his father was a Kohen or not. [3]

One of his colleagues was Rav Yosef bar Hiyya. The Talmud cites a dispute between Rav Hiyya and Rav Yosef regarding the precise measure of a double sit that determines liability for one who whitens on Shabbat. [4]

In several places the Talmud relates that Rav Nachman, Ulla and Avimi bar Pappi were sitting and discussing halakha amongst themselves while Hiyya bar Ami was sitting before them like a student before his teachers. Sometimes he would sit and discuss among them and give answers to their questions. [5]

The Talmud says that Rav Hiyya bar Ami's slave once immersed a gentile woman in a mikveh so he could have relations with her (to purify her from her niddah status). [5] The slave then married the woman and had a daughter with her. The Talmud discusses the status of the woman and her daughter, whether immersion for the sake of niddah is also effective for conversion to Judaism.

Sayings

Most of Rav Hiyya bar Ami's statements are said in the name of Ulla and are in the realm of halacha. The following Aggadic statements of Rav Hiyya bar Ami in the name of Ulla all appear in Berakhot . [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "תולדות תנאים ואמוראים/ח/ר' חייא בר אמי – ויקיטקסט". he.wikisource.org (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Arakhin 28b:4". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Seder HaDorot, Tanaim and Amoraim 1245:1". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Shabbat 106a". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. 1 2 "Avodah Zarah 63b:12". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. 1 2 "Berakhot 8a". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  7. ↑ "Psalms 112:1". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  8. ↑ "Psalms 128:2". www.sefaria.org. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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