Rav Nachman

Rav Nachman bar Yaakov
רב נחמן בר יעקב
TitleRabbi, Amora
Personal
BornBabylonia
Died320
ReligionJudaism
SpouseYalta
Known forTalmudic scholar, chief justice
Organization
InstituteYeshiva at Nehardea
Senior posting
TeacherSamuel of Nehardea, Rabbah bar Abuha

Rav Nachman bar Yaakov (Hebrew: רב נחמן בר יעקב; died 320) was a Jewish Talmudist who lived in Babylonia, known as an Amora of the third generation. He was the husband of Yalta.

It is generally accepted that references to Rav Nachman in the Talmud refer to Rav Nachman bar Yaakov, not to Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak.[1]

  1. ^ Tosafot to Gittin 31b takes this position while understanding Rashi as disagreeing. Modern scholarship follows Tosafot, noting that "Rav Nachman" and "Rav Nachman bar Yitzchak" are often stated as disagreeing within a single passage.