עַזַּאי, ʿAzzai; שמעון בן ע׳, or בן ע׳ (Simon) Ben Azzai, a Tannai, disciple and colleague of R. ʿĂḳiba. Y. Shek. III, beg. 47ᵇ; Y. B. Bath. IX, end, 17ᵇ; Bab. B. Bath. 158ᵇ, a. e., v. חָבֵר. Ab. IV, 2. Tosef. Maas. Sh. II, 5. Sot. IX, 15. Yeb. 63ᵇ; a. fr.—V. Fr. Darkhé, p. 135 sq.