Eleazar ha-Qappar
Rabbi Eleazar ha-Qappar (name variants: R. Eleazar / El (e) asar Hakappar ; also known as Eliezer Hakappar , probably a misspelling) (he worked in the 2nd century) was a fourth generation Tannait .
Its name might mean “from Kappar”, would then be derived from Qefira , a place in the Golan near Dabbura (where an inscription was discovered: “eliezer ha-qappar. Ze bet midrascho schel rabbi”); or ( Syrian qufra ) "the asphalt dealer "; or ( Kapparis = caper blossom ) someone who makes medicines and spices from capers .
Nothing is known about his life; it is mentioned only once in the Mishnah , but is often quoted in the Baraita . He was as important as a halachic and an aggadic interpreter. His moral warnings are particularly well known (cf. Aboth IV., 28-29), e . B. that man has to give an account one day and that the “grave is not a safe haven”.
He was perhaps the father of Bar Qappara / Bar Kappara (to which the above inscription perhaps refers; some even identify the two, but the son's doctrines may only have been passed down in the name of the father).
Literature (selection)
- Jewish Lexicon , Volume II, Col. 339
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eleazar ha-Qappar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eleazar, R .; Elasar Hakappar; Eleazar Hakappar; Eliezer Hakappar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish scholar (Tannait) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century |