Ḥiyya bar Ami | |
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חייא בר אמי | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 3rd century |
| Died | 4th century Syria Palaestina |
| Era | Third generation of amoraim |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Teacher | Ulla |
| Rabbinical eras |
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RavHiyya bar Ami (Hebrew:חייא בר אמי) was a third- and fourth-generationBabylonianAmora.
His main teacher wasUlla,[1] but he also learned fromRav Chisda and Ḥulfana[2]Seder HaDoroth questions whether his father was aKohen or not.[3]
One of his colleagues wasRav Yosef bar Hiyya. The Talmud cites a dispute between Rav Hiyya and Rav Yosef regarding the precise measure of a doublesit that determines liability for one who whitens onShabbat.[4]
In several places the Talmud relates thatRav Nachman, Ulla andAvimi bar Pappi were sitting and discussinghalakha amongst themselves while Hiyya bar Ami was sitting before them like a student before his teachers. Sometimes he would sit and discuss among them and give answers to their questions.[5]
TheTalmud says that Rav Hiyya bar Ami's slave once immersed a gentile woman in amikveh so he could have relations with her (to purify her from herniddah status).[5] The slave then married the woman and had a daughter with her. The Talmud discusses the status of the woman and her daughter, whether immersion for the sake of niddah is also effective forconversion to Judaism.
Most of Rav Hiyya bar Ami's statements are said in the name of Ulla and are in the realm of halacha. The followingAggadic statements of Rav Hiyya bar Ami in the name of Ulla all appear inBerakhot .[6]