person · P0397
Rav Zevid רב זביד
Of Rava's school (fifth generation), head of Pumbedita for eight years after Rav Chama, transmitting rulings משמיה דרבא — in Rava's name. The Iggeret of Rav Sherira Gaon dates his death to Seleucid 696.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- רב זביד
- Era
- amoraim
- Generation
- A5
II. When
- Traditional
- d. 4145 AM (Seleucid 696, per the Iggeret)
- Academic
- d. 385 CE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈60 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| "After him reigned Rav Zevid in Pumbedita, and he died in the year 696" (Seleucid; 385 CE) — the Iggeret's succession notice. | tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| The formula אמר רב זביד משמיה דרבא appears 21 times across the Bavli in this atlas's mining — in-the-name-of transmission, which carries no reception edge by itself. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ |