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Where does “תנא” come from?

תנא (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic תנא — to repeat.

תנא (Hebrew): One of the Tannaim, sages of the Mishnah

Definitions

  1. One of the Tannaim, sages of the Mishnah

Ancestry of “תנא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicתנאto repeat
Every word from Aramaic תנא →