Commentary for Sanhedrin 34:3
מיתיבי שלישית חכמה רביעית אין למעלה הימנה הוא דאמר כי האי תנא דתניא שניה חכמה שלישית אין למעלה הימנה
[The following rules apply throughout the Talmud: The statement,] 'It was argued before the Sages,' refers to Levi who argued before Rabbi. 'It was discussed before the Sages,' refers to Simeon b. Azzai, Simeon b. Zoma, Hanan the Egyptian, and Hanania b. Hakinai.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though not ordained they were permitted to join the discussion in the presence of the ordained Rabbis; v. Bacher, AT. I, 409, 3. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> R. Nahman b. Isaac taught that there were five: the three Simeons,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the two Simeons referred to above, and Simeon the Temanite. ');"><sup>9</sup></span> Hanan [the Egyptian] and Hanania [b. Hakinai]. 'Our Rabbis in Babylon' refers to Rab and Samuel.
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