Abba is a form of ab, meaning "father" in many Semitic languages. It is used as a given name, but was also used as a title or honorific for religious scholars or leaders.[1] (The word abbot has the same root.)
Persons with the given name Abba, or who are known by that title
Jewish/Babylonian/Palestinian religious scholars
Abba of Acre (3rd century), Jewish religious scholar
Abba Arika (175–247), Jewish/Babylonian religious scholar
Abba bar Abba (2nd-3rd century), Jewish/Babylonian religious scholar
Abba bar Zabdai (3rd century), Jewish/Palestinian religious scholar
Abba ben Joseph bar Ḥama (270–350), Jewish/Babylonian religious scholar known in the Talmud as Rava
^Brand, Ezra. "Understanding Honorifics in the Talmudic Era". www.ezrabrand.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.. See there that the term "Imma" also functions at times as an honorific in the Talmud, paralleling the male equivalent "Abba". For example, Ima Shalom, who is one of the few women who are named and quoted in the Talmud.
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