- plural of Gaon.
Geonim
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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 Jacob S. Raisin
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 Isaac Husik
It was adopted by some of the later Geonim from the Muʿtazila.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
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 Adele Szold
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