עַכְנַאי

עַכְנַאי(עֲכִינַאי) pr. n. m. ʿAkhnai (ʿĂkhinai). Kel. V, 10 תנורו של ע׳ the oven of ʿA. (consisting of tiles cemented with sand); Ber.19a. Ib. מהו ע׳ … שהקיפוהו הלכות כעכנא זה (not כעכנאי) why is it called the oven of A.?… It intimates that they encircled it with discussions as the snake (winds itself around an object; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 7); B. Mets.59b כעכנא זו.