Most of Rabbi Hama bar Ukva's teachings are in the field of Halakha, though in several places in the Talmud andMidrash his Aggadic teachings are cited.
In Tractate Sukkah he explains in the name of his Rabbi Jose bar Hanina the reason that the Lulav is shaken in all directions: "He moves them forward and backwards to stop harmful winds; upwards and downwards to halt harmful dew."[11]
In Shir HaShirim Rabbah a statement of his is cited that deals with the importance of Torah learning. "Words of Torah strengthen one who learns them fully."[12]
References
^Adari, Yehuda. "Netiv HaAmoriam". tablet.otzar.org (in Hebrew). p. 114. Retrieved 2024-04-19.