- plural of Gaon.
Geonim
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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 Adele Szold
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 withdrew in favor of the Rabbis.
From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by S. M. (Simon Markovich) Dubnow
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.
It was adopted by some of the later Geonim from the Muʿtazila.
From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik
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