Geonim

American  

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

noun

Hebrew.

1. a plural of Gaon.

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Other Word Forms

• Geonic adjective

Example Sentences

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

My dear mother also, whose ancestors were leading Jews amongst the rabbis, was fond of telling us wonderful stories of her grandfather, who was a famous disciple of the great Geonim of Wilna.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.

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

Maimonides, in later times, frequently adopted this method of communicating with whole communities, and many of the Geonim and other Jewish authorities followed the same plan.

From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel

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