GAON

Meaning of GAON in English

n. title of honor given to heads of Jewish academies from the 6th to the 11th centuries (in Babylonia, Syria and Palestine); brilliant Jewish scholar

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GAON — ˈgäˌōn, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural ge·o·nim gāˈōnə̇m, ˌgāōˈnēm ; also gaons ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Hebrew gā'ōn majesty, excellence …
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GAON
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GAON — ( (Hebrew: excellency), ) plural Geonim, the title accorded to the Jewish spiritual leaders and scholars who headed Talmudic academies …
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YEHORAM GAON — Israeli singer
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GAON OF VILNA — n. Elijah ben Solomon (1720-1797), one of the prominent Jewish spiritual leaders and scholar during the 18th century, one of …
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VILNA GAON — Виленский гаон
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SAADIA GAON — Саадия Гаон
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GEONIM — plural of gaon
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GEONIC — (ˈ)gā|ōnik, -|än- adjective or ga·on·ic (ˈ)gä|ōn- Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Geon im or Gaon + -ic : of or relating …
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GAONATE — -ōˌnāt noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized : the office of gaon
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GEONIM
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ELIJAH BEN SOLOMON — n. Gaon of Vilna (1720-1797), one of the prominent Jewish spiritual leaders and scholar during the 18th century, one of …
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SAVORA — also spelled sabora (Aramaic: reasoner, or one who reflects), plural savoraim, or saboraim any of a group of 6th-century-AD Jewish …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: RELIGION
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TALMUD — (HebrewStudy, or Learning) in Judaism, scholarly interpretations and annotations on the Mishnathe first authoritative codification of Jewish oral laws, which …
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SA'ADIA BEN JOSEPH — born 882, Dilaz, in al-Fayyum, Egypt died September 942, Sura, Babylonia Arabic Sa'id Ibn Yusuf Al-fayyumi Jewish exegete, philosopher, and …
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MITNAGGED — also spelled Misnagid (Hebrew: Opponent), plural Mitnaggedim, or Misnagidim, member of a group of tradition-minded Jews who vigorously opposed the …
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JUDAISM — the religion of the Jews. It is the complex expression of a religious and ethnic community, a way of life …
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HASIDISM
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HAI BEN SHERIRA — born 939 died March 23, 1038 last outstanding Babylonian gaon, or head, of a great Talmudic academy, remembered for the …
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ELIJAH BEN SOLOMON — in full Elijah Ben Solomon Zalman, also called by the acronym Ha-gra, from Ha-gaon Rabbi Eliya-hu, also called Elijah Gaon …
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СААДИЯ ГАОН — Saadia Gaon
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ВИЛЕНСКИЙ ГАОН — Vilna Gaon
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