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Geonim

American  
[ge-aw-neem, gey-oh-nim] / gɛ ɔˈnim, geɪˈoʊ nɪm /

noun

Hebrew.
  1. a plural of Gaon.


Other Word Forms

  • Geonic adjective

Example Sentences

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According to tradition, Rashi has set the Talmudic period as the date of composition of two works which modern criticism has placed in the period of the Geonim.

From Rashi by Szold, Adele

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

It is only when no reading satisfies him that he assumes an interpolation or an error, in this event frequently resorting to the Responsa of the Geonim.

From Rashi by Szold, Adele

Accordingly, he aimed to show that the Tanaim, Amoraim, Saboraim, Geonim, and rabbis of later generations were versed in the sciences, were familiar with foreign history, and interested in the affairs of the world.

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.

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