Rav Chisda

Rav Ḥisda
Rav Ḥisda
Born	c. 228 CE; Kafri, Asoristan, Lower Mesopotamia
Died	c. 320 CE
Burial place	Jamnia, Upper Galilee; 32°59′29″N 35°31′01″E / 32.99139°N 35.51694°E
Occupation(s)	Rabbi, Talmudist
Known for	Contributions to Talmudic law and aggadah
Notable work	Casuistic teachings, halakhot, ethical teachings

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.

^ = 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
^ Moed Kattan 28a

[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

[mk28-2] Moed Kattan 28a

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Rav Ḥisda
Born	c. 228 CE Kafri, Asoristan, Lower Mesopotamia
Died	c. 320 CE
Burial place	Jamnia, 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 for	Contributions to Talmudic law and aggadah
Notable work	Casuistic teachings, halakhot, ethical teachings