an author of the Mishnah.

A Jewish sage from the period of Hillel (around the turn of the era) to the compilation of the Mishnah (200 CE), distinguished from later amoraim. Tannaim were primarily scholars and teachers. The Mishnah, Tosefta, and halakic Midrashim were among their literary achievements.

pl. Tannaim: Authority of the 1st-2nd centuries quoted in the Mishnah.

Tanna is an island of Vanuatu. It is 40 km (25 mi) long and 19 km (12 mi) wide, with a total area of 550 km² (212 sq mi). Its highest point is the 1 084 m (3,556 ft) summit of Mount Tukosmera.

Rabbis of the Talmud