Is there an explanation the Tanna Rebbi Nechunya's surname ben "HaKaneh" - son of the reed?
asked Jul 16, 2017 at 10:55
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1I can't put it as answer because I don't have a source, but I would think it has to do with the fact that he was very humble (see Megillah 28a).– user9643Commented Jul 16, 2017 at 11:20
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@Ploni see he.wikipedia.org/wiki/…– rikitikitemboCommented Jul 16, 2017 at 11:37
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Yes, I saw that, but that only a theory (just like mine), and IMO not very likely either.– user9643Commented Jul 16, 2017 at 11:52
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Maybe Hakane was his father's name? (Maybe it's a transliteration of ῾Ικανός or a calque of Κάλαμος? Per the LGPN, both were given names, and, knowing nothing about Ancient Greek names but seeing they were masculine words, I'm guessing they were male names.)– msh210 ♦Commented Jul 16, 2017 at 16:42
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