Zeiri
Zeiri was a rabbi who lived in the third century (second generation of amoraim).
Biography
He was born in Babylonia, and later sojourned for a while in Alexandria, before moving to
Rabbah as an exegete of the Mishnah.[3] He was proffered the daughter of Rabbi Johanan for a wife, but refused because he was from Babylonia, and she from the land of Israel.[4]
Teachings
In the name of Hanina bar Hama, he transmitted the maxim that he who in the presence of a teacher ventures to decide a legal question, is a trespasser.[5] He also transmitted a saying by Hanina to the effect that the Messiah would not arrive until all the arrogant ones had disappeared.[6]
Several sages transmitted teachings in his name:
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Ze'eri". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.