Geonim
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- Geonic adjective
Example Sentences
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He submitted them to a judicial and minute examination, collecting all the material he needed furnished by the Geonim as well as by his immediate masters.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
Hai Gaon died in 1038, closing the period of the Geonim after an activity of four and a half centuries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
The succession of Geonim in the Talmudical schools of Sura and Pumbadita, and particularly the great fame of Saadia, made all the other Jewish communities of the world look to Babylonia as the spiritual centre.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
Between the middle of the fourth century and the time of the Geonim, we find no information as to the use of letters among the Jews.
From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel
The most noted of the Geonim, who will be found treated under their respective names, were Aḥai, Amram, Ṣemach, Saadiah, Sherira and Hai.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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