Rav Chisda

Rav Ḥisda
Bornc. 228 CE
Kafri, Asoristan, Lower Mesopotamia
Diedc. 320 CE
Burial placeJamnia, Upper Galilee
32°59′29″N 35°31′01″E / 32.99139°N 35.51694°E / 32.99139; 35.51694
Occupation(s)Rabbi, Talmudist
Known forContributions to Talmudic law and aggadah
Notable workCasuistic teachings, halakhot, ethical teachings
Rabbinical eras

Rav Ḥisda (Hebrew: רב חסדא) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Kafri, Asoristan in Lower Mesopotamia near what is now the city of Najaf, Iraq. He was an amora of the third generation (died c. 320 CE[1] at the age of ninety-two[2]), and is mentioned frequently in the Talmud.

  1. ^ = 308-309; Sherira Gaon, in Neubauer, "M. J. C." i. 30; in 300, according to Abraham ibn Daud, "Sefer ha-Kabbalah," in Neubauer, l.c. p. 58
  2. ^ Moed Kattan 28a