Geonim
Americannoun
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- Geonic adjective
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The commentaries of the Geonim have been mentioned above.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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
The Geonim, however, explain that they were made in the forms of birds, beasts, and fishes.
From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel
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
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
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