Hiyya bar Abba

Hiyya bar Abba
חייא בר אבא
Personal
Born3rd century
Died4th century
ReligionJudaism
Parent
  • Abba (father)
EraThird generation of amoraim
Jewish leader
TeacherSamuel of Nehardea

Ḥiyya bar Abba (Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: רבי חייא בר אבא), Ḥiyya bar Ba (רבי חייא בר בא), or Ḥiyya bar Wa (רבי חייא בר ווא) was a third-generation amoraic sage of the Land of Israel, of priestly descent, who flourished at the end of the third century.