Geonim
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- Geonic adjective
Example Sentences
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It was adopted by some of the later Geonim from the Muʿtazila.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac
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
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 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
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