Tannaim
Sign in to saveTannaim (Amoraic Hebrew: , singular , borrowed from Aramaic) were the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 10–220 CE. The period of the Tannaim, also referred to as the Mishnaic period, lasted about 210 years. It came after the period of the Zugot "Pairs" and was immediately followed by the period of the Amoraim "Interpreters".
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- History
- Language of the Mishnah
- Prominent ''Tannaim''
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- Generations
- See also
- References
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Tannaim (Amoraic Hebrew: , singular , borrowed from Aramaic) were the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 10–220 CE. The period of the Tannaim, also referred to as the Mishnaic period, lasted about 210 years. It came after the period of the Zugot "Pairs" and was immediately followed by the period of the Amoraim "Interpreters".
The root () is the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew root (, which also is the Semitic root found in the word Mishnah. means and is used to mean .