Back يوحنا هيركانوس Arabic يوحنا هيركانوس ARZ Joan Hircà Catalan Jan Hyrkán Czech Johannes Hyrkanos I. German Ιωάννης Υρκανός Greek Juan Hircano I Spanish Joan Hirkano Basque هورکانوس Persian Johannes Hyrkanos Finnish
| John Hyrcanus | |
|---|---|
 John Hyrcanus from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum | |
| Prince of Judaea | |
| Predecessor | Simon Thassi |
| Successor | Aristobulus I |
| High Priest of Judaea | |
| Predecessor | Simon Thassi |
| Successor | Aristobulus I |
| Born | 164 BCE |
| Died | 104 BCE |
| Issue | Aristobulus I Alexander Jannaeus Antigonus I Absalom fifth son, unnamed |
| Dynasty | Hasmonean |
| Father | Simon Thassi |
| Religion | Hellenistic Judaism |
John Hyrcanus (/hərˈkeɪnəs/; יוחנן הרקנוס Yōḥānān Hurqanōs; Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης Ὑρκανός, romanized: Iōánnēs Hurkanós) was a Hasmonean (Maccabean) leader and Jewish high priest of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until his death in 104 BCE). In rabbinic literature he is often referred to as Yoḥanan Cohen Gadol (יוחנן כהן גדול), "John the High Priest".[1]
- ^ Mishnah (Ma'aser Sheni 5:15); ibid. Sotah 9:10, Parah 3:5; Babylonian Talmud (Berakhot 29a, Yoma 9a, Kiddushin 66a, Sotah 33a, Rosh Hashannah 18b); Jerusalem Talmud (Ma'aser Sheni 5:5); Pirke Avot 2:4
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