person · P0395
Rav Dimi רב דימי
Nachota of the fourth generation: the Bavli's כי אתא רב דימי — "when Rav Dimi came" — introduces Eretz Yisrael rulings he carried to Bavel, chiefly in Rabbi Yochanan's name. Distinct from the later Rav Dimi of Nehardea.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב דימי
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A4
- Received the mesorah from
- Rabbi Yochanan
- Teachers
- Rabbi Yochanan
II. When
- Traditional
- fl. c. 4030–4100 AM (schematic)
- Academic
- c. 270–340 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈75 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rambam counts Rav Dimi among the great sages who received from Rabbi Yochanan, with Rabbah bar bar Chana, Rabbi Ami, Rabbi Asi, and Ravin. | rabbinic tradition | ★★★★★ | |
| His chains in the Bavli transmit Rabbi Yochanan (27 occurrences in this atlas's mining), typically in the arrival formula כי אתא רב דימי.
רב דימי מנהרדעא, the later Pumbedita head, is a different person and is excluded by the miner's guard.
|
rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| No source dates Rav Dimi directly; the AM span shown is a schematic reconstruction anchored to the generation after Rabbi Yochanan, whose rulings he ferried.
Schematic generational placement, not an attested date. A dated attestation, if one can be verified, should supersede this.
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reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |