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Palestinian Amora of the 4th century, Dosa b. Ṭébet is known through a maxim, transmitted by the haggadist Ḥouna, on the two most dangerous inclinations of man: « God created in his world two inclinations, that of idolatry and that of illicit love; the first has long since been uprooted [in Israel], the second still subsists. Whoever, says God, knows how to resist the latter, I consider him as having resisted both. » The name of his father, « Ṭébet », which appears nowhere else, illustrates the practice of using month names as patronymics.

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DOSA B. ṬEBET

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Amora palestinien du quatrième siècle, au nom duquel le haggadiste éminent Huna a transmis les phrases curieuses suivantes sur les deux instincts les plus dangereux de l'homme (Cant. R. vii. 8) : « Dans son monde, Dieu a créé deux instincts, celui de l'idolâtrie et celui de l'amour illicite. Le premier a depuis longtemps été déraciné [en Israël] ; le second existe encore. 'Quiconque,' dit Dieu, 'peut résister à ce dernier instinct, je le considérerai comme ayant résisté aux deux.' » Le nom du père, « Ṭebet », qui ne se rencontre pas ailleurs, est un exemple intéressant de l'usage de noms de mois comme noms de famille.

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