What is "hiyya"

The name Hiyya may refer to several rabbis mentioned in the Talmud:

• Rabbi Hiyya, of the transitional period between the Tannaitic and Amoraic periods.
• Rabbi Hiyya bar Abba, an Amora of the Land of Israel, and uncle of Abba Arika (Rav).
• Rav Hiyya b. Ashi, an Amora of Babylonia.
• Rav Hiyya b. Rav, an Amora of Babylonia.
• Rav Hiyya b. Yosef, an Amora of Babylonia.