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Menahem B. Joseph B. Ḥiyya
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Gaon of Pumbedita 858-860. He was probably elected to the office of gaon rather on account of his father than for his own merit. He had a rival in the gaon Mar Mattithiah b. Rabbi, his superior in Talmudic lore, between whom and Menahem dissensions continued until the death of the latter.
Bibliography:
- Sherira Gaon, Responsa, ed. Neubauer, p. 38;
- Grätz, Gesch. 3d ed., 5:231;
- Weiss, Dor, 4:131;
- Heilprin, Seder ha-Dorot, ed. Maskileison, 1:181.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Menahem B. Joseph B. Ḥiyya'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/m/menahem-b-joseph-b-aiyya.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Menahem B. Joseph B. Ḥiyya'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/m/menahem-b-joseph-b-aiyya.html. 1901.
