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Philosopher Poet's avatar

Perhaps it isn’t a scribal error but rather someone who like R’ Yosa in the Yerushalmi is Yosa and not Yosi

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Joshua Waxman's avatar

Sure, that's possible. I wonder though, because Yosa is just Yosi, with a different writing or vocalization. So do we find Yosa in general elsewhere in Mishnayot as that form of a name?

My own guess is that Yosa is likely correct, and Yosi is the scribal error.

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Philosopher Poet's avatar

Only in the Yerushalmi. Am not an expert in the subject but neither may be errors. We have today; Yitzchak, Izik, Itzele, Itche. And many more

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