Johanan — Johanan, so v.w. Jochanan … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
JOHANAN — i.e. Domini gratia, donum, vel misericordiae, nomen viri. 1. Par. c. 26. v. 3. 2. Par. c. 17. v. 15. Esd. c. x. v. 28. Nehem. c. 6. v. 18. et c. 12. v. 41 … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
JOHANAN — (Heb. יוֹחָנָן; YHWH has been gracious ), the son of Kareah, the principal military officer in the entourage of gedaliah the son of Ahikam at Mizpah. After Gedaliah s assassination he led Jeremiah and other Jews down to Egypt (Jer. 40:8, 13–16;… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOHANAN BEN NAPPAḤA — (c. 180–c. 279), one of the most prominent Palestinian amoraim of the second generation whose teachings comprise a major portion of the Jerusalem Talmud (TJ), and a significant portion of the Babylonian Talmud as well. The fact that R. Johanan s… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOHANAN BEN ZAKKAI — (first century C.E.), tanna, considered in talmudic tradition the leading sage at the end of the Second Temple period and the years immediately following the destruction of the Temple. Johanan b. Zakkai s personality and work are depicted in a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOHANAN BEN JEHOIADA — JOHANAN BEN JEHOIADA, (fifth century B.C.E.), high priest. Opinions differ as to the name of Johanan s father. In a number of places he is called Eliashib (Ezra 10:6; Neh. 12:23), whereas Josephus refers to him as the son of Joiada and grandson… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOHANAN BEN JOSHUA HA-KOHEN — (c. ninth or tenth century), liturgical poet. zunz assumed, with reservations, that Johanan, one of the principal representatives of the older piyyut, lived in the period after eleazar kallir , and was of Greek extraction. The discovery of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOHANAN BEN NURI — (first half of the second century), tanna. Johanan lived in Bet She arim (Tosef., Ter. 7:14; ibid., Suk. 2:2) and was also in Ginnegar and Sepphoris. His teacher was apparently eliezer b. hyrcanus , since he transmits several sayings in his… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOHANAN HA-SANDELAR — (first half of the second century C.E.), tanna, one of the last pupils of akiva (Ber. 22a; Gen. R. 61:3). Johanan s surname may mean the sandal maker, though it has been suggested that his surname reflects his place of origin ( of Alexandria )… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JOHANAN BEN BEROKA — (beginning of the second century C.E.), tanna. Johanan s halakhic opinions are cited ten times in the Mishnah and as often in the Tosefta. He was an associate of Eleazar Ḥisma . Although he considered himself a pupil of joshua b. hananiah , whom… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
