Akiba ben Joseph: Meaning and Definition of

A•ki•ba ben Jo•seph

Pronunciation: (ä-kē'bä ben jō'zuf, -suf, u-kē'vu), [key]
  1. a.d. c50–c135, rabbi and scholar: systematizer of Jewish oral law on which the Mishnah is based. Also called
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