Commentary for Yevamot 121:9

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> כהן גדול שמת אחיו חולץ ולא מייבם:

for R. Assi, in fact, related that Martha the daughter of Boethus brought to King Jannai<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Jannai is often employed in the Talmud as a general patronym for Hasmonean and Herodian rulers. Here it stands for Agrippa II, v. Josephus Antiquities XX, 9, 4, and Derenbourg, Essai, pp. 248ff]. ');">²⁰</span> a <i>tarkab</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A measure of capacity. V, Glos. ');">²¹</span> of <i>denarii</i> before he gave an appointment to Joshua b. Gamala among the High Priests.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Yoma 18a. ');">²²</span>

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