Stammaim

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noun

Any of the rabbis who composed the anonymous statements and arguments in the Talmud, some of whom may have worked during the period of the Amoraim, but who mostly made their contributions later.

OriginHebrew סְתָם →
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Meanings

nounStammaim pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAny of the rabbis who composed the anonymous statements and arguments in the Talmud, some of whom may have worked during the period of the Amoraim, but who mostly made their contributions later.

Origin

  1. Hebrewסְתָם
  2. EnglishStammaim

A modern coinage on the pattern of Amoraim, Tannaim, etc, from Hebrew סְתָם (stam, literally “plain”), used to describe the anonymous commentary in the Talmud.

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