Rav Mesharshiya Rav Mesharshiya | רב משרשיא, sages of the talmud | חכמי התלמודOn his son: TANNAIM AND AMORAIM, jewishencyclopedia.com; "Rabbah b. Mesharshiya" (or R. Mesharshya,Tractate Bava Batra, 97b or Rav Mesharsheya,On his son: "Raba b. Mesharsheya": Tractate Nazir, 40b or Rav Mesharshia; Hebrew: רב משרשיא) was a Babylonian rabbi, of the fifth generation of amoraim.
Biography It would appear that "Rav Acha the son of Rav" was his grandfather, making Mesharshiya himself a great-grandson of the great Amora Rav.Sanhedrin 77a His father-in-law appears under the name "R. Kahana the father-in-law of R. Mesharshiya".Babylonian Talmud, Bava Batra 97b
His principle teacher was Rava, and they are mentioned together dozens of times in the Talmud. It is possible he was also a pupil of Abaye.In the Babylonian Talmud, Kiddushin 33a, Abaye says to him : ‘Am I not your teacher par excellence?!’, though it is possible he said so because he was Gedol haDor (Aaron Hyman) He was a close colleague of Rav Papa, who was also a pupil of Rava, and he even sent his son to study under Rav Papa.Babylonian Talmud, Eruvin 48a R. Joseph the son of R. Ila'i was also among his colleagues.Babylonian Talmud, Sukkah 26a
Three of his sons became Amora sages. Their names were Raba,Babylonian Talmud, Nazir 40b R. Sama,Babylonian Talmud, Hullin 17b and R. Isaac.R. Judah ben Kalonymus, Yihusei Tannaim ve-Amoraim, based on the Babylonian Talmud, Avodah Zarah 8b
It is said that when he died, the palm trees became full of thorns in place of dates, as a sign of mourning.Moed Kattan 25b
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