Definition of johanan:
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Yohanan , sometimes transcribed as Johanan is Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of , meaning "YHWH is gracious".
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Johanan, son of Joiada, was the fifth High Priest of the Temple in Jerusalem after it was rebuilt after the end of the Babylonian captivity.
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Johanan ben Torta (read as Yochanan ben Torta) was a rabbi of the early 2nd century (third generation of tannaim).
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a Jewish Exilarch of the 2nd century AD succeeding his brother Nahum.