Johanan ben Zakkai

[joh-han-uhn ben zak-ey-ahy; Seph. Heb. yaw-khah-nahn ben zah-kahy]

Jo·han·an ben Zak·ka·i

[joh-han-uhn ben zak-ey-ahy; Seph. Heb. yaw-khah-nahn ben zah-kahy]
noun
died a.d. c80, Palestinian rabbi who was a leading Pharisaic teacher: disciple of Hillel.
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