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רב הונא בריה דרב יהושע

Entry 966 • Seder Tannaim v'Amoraim

Rav Huna, the son of Rav Yehoshua, did not walk four amot with his head uncovered, as stated in Perek Kol Ktavei [(Kiddushin 118b)] and in the first chapter of Kiddushin [(31a)]. He was not a head of a yeshiva except for the time he taught his peers [(it should be all)] as stated in Perek HaRo'eh [(Nedarim 57a)]. He was wealthy, as it is stated in Perek Batra of Horayot [(10b) that he purchased a small piece of land and was sustained comfortably. (And see above regarding Abaye that for Rav Pappa it was a time and not for Rav Huna, the son of Rabbi Yochanan, it is evident that Rav Pappa was wealthier.)] He was a colleague of Rav Pappa. [When Rav Pappa and Rav Huna, the son of Rabbi Yochanan, came from the house of Rav, in Eruvin (12a)] and he ate a lot, as stated in Pesachim, Perek HaIsha [(Pesachim 89b) that he erred, as it is stated there that Rav Huna, the son of Rabbi Yochanan, ate one meal and Rav Pappa ate four, etc.

Ravina said a hundred and Pappi, and not one Ravina (see there)].

He lived many years until he became weak, as stated in the first chapter of Bava Batra. [However, the version before us is Yossef, the son of Rav Yehoshua, who became weak, etc. (see there) and in the Midrash Ruth, Rabbi Meir said from the wife of Bar, the son of Rabbi Yochanan (see there) and in Rosh Hashanah (17a) Rav Huna, the son of Rabbi Yochanan, became weak and Rav Pappa said, "He was given a gift and was healed," as they said in Heaven, since he was not established in his matters. It is written in Chupat Eliyahu that Rav Huna, the son of Rav (certainly a typographical error and it should be the son of Rav Yehoshua) was taught merit by many angels and they did not accept until one came and said, "On whom are you teaching merit?

Perhaps on this one who has never stood by his attributes," immediately they exempted him from death to life. In Eruvin (56a) these are the young men of Biri, and they inherited the elder. In Bava Batra (101b) Rav Huna, the son of Rabbi Yochanan, is a fabrication. Rav Chinana, the son of Rav Yehoshua, perhaps he is his brother or a typographical error.

The Semag wrote in Mitzvah 67 (Kedushin 135b) that Rav Alfasi ruled according to Rav Pappa and Rav Huna, the son of Rabbi Yochanan, and not according to Rav Huna, who were the later ones. He died at four thousand (see Part 1). Rabbi Yehuda, the son of Rabbi Yochanan (it should be Rav Huna, the son of Rabbi Yochanan, above regarding Rabbi Yehuda, the son of Rav Yehoshua) said from the teaching of Abaye, I heard this in Avodah Zarah, chapter 3 (Mishnah 3).

It should be as stated in Rashi and in the Rosh and in the Rif. And that matter is in Rosh Hashanah (24b) Rav Huna, the son of Rav Idi (and it should be the son of Rav Yehoshua) from the teaching of Abaye, I heard. And Rav Idi, the son of Abin, called him and for Rav Pappa, "the little one." He said to Rabbi Bibi, the son of Abaye, "from the young men." And Rav Huna, the son of Chinana. And Rav Chanina, the son of Ika.

Rav Yehuda, the son of Chanina, asked him, and it is uncertain. Rabbi Yaakov from Nehar Pkud, in his name. Rav Kahana said, "I saw the garment of Rav Huna, the son of Rabbi Yochanan," in Perek Tolin. Rav Nachman, the son of Yitzchak, wrote the genealogies that he was his colleague.

Rav Nachmiah, the son of Rav Yehoshua. And Rav Nachmiah, the son of Rav Yosef. And Rabbi Pinchas, the son of Ami. And Rav Pappa, his colleague.

And Rav Pappi. Rav, the father of Rav Mashi'ach, in his time, and it is uncertain. Rava called him and for Rav Pappa, "the white geese" in Gittin (2a), Ketubot (5a), Rashi explained that he called the elders "white geese" (see what I wrote regarding the term "goose"). And Rava said to Rav Pappa and to Rav Huna, the son of Rabbi Yochanan, when the legal decisions came before you and you saw a contradiction, do not tear it until you come before the first ones, etc. in Bava Batra (130b) and Rashi in Eruvin (26a) that he was a student of Rava.

And it is strange how he said to Rava, "And you do not think?" in Eruvin (9a). And Rava, the son of Shmuel. Rav Sheshet said, "a day" (Eruvin 26a).

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