Shammai

[ shah-mahy ]

noun

1. flourished 1st century b.c., Hebrew rabbi: founder of Beth Shammai, school of hermeneutics.

Example Sentences

The Talmud features two overarching schools of thought that are almost constantly in conflict: Beit Shammai, or the house of Shammai, and Beit Hillel, or the house of Hillel.

From Washington Post

And when they were teaching a dispute, they went so far as to teach the Shammai teachings first, out of deference.

From Washington Post

Moreover, at the house of Hillel, educators taught students both their own teachings and the teachings of the house of Shammai.

From Washington Post

Do you know what Rabbi Shammai did?

From Literature

The most famous debates of Jewish law throughout history occurred between the students of Hillel the sage and the students of Shammai the sage.

From Time