Shmaya (tanna)

Shemaiah (Hebrew: שְׁמַעְיָה, Šəmaʿyā; Koinē Greek: Σαμαίᾱς, Samaíās), or Shmaya (in Modern Hebrew) was a rabbinic sage in the early pre-Mishnaic era who lived at the same time as Abtalion. They are known as one of the zugot ("couples"): Shemaiah and Abtalion; Shemaiah holding the title of nasi, whilst Abtalion holding the office of Av Beit Din.^[1]