Rav Matenah

Talmudic Figures

Rav Matenah was a student of Shmuel and became an expert in the decisions of his teacher, together with Rav Matenah's contemporary, Rav Yehudah. He was the rabbi in the town of Paphunya, near Pumbedita.

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Rav Naḥman, who heard this exchange, said to Rav Yehuda: Does the Master not hold in accordance with this halakha that Rabbi Abba says that Rav Huna says that Rav says: With regard to any Torah scholar who proceeds to teach a ruling of halakha with regard to a particular issue, if he said it before an action that concerns himself occurred, they should listen to him, and his ruling is accepted. But if not, if he quoted the halakha only after he was involved in an incident related to the…

Kiddushin 70b:6-7

Rav Yehuda said: A woman may knead matza dough only with water that rested, i.e., water that was left indoors overnight to cool. If water is added to dough immediately after it was drawn, when it is still lukewarm, the dough will leaven at a faster rate. The Gemara relates: Rav Mattana taught this halakha in Paphunya. On the next day, the eve of Passover, everyone brought their jugs to him and said to him: Give us water. They misunderstood his expression mayim shelanu, water that rested, as the near homonym mayim shelanu…

Pesachim 42a:8-9

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Amoraim - Second Generation

c.250 – c.290 CE

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