Gaon

[ gah-ohn; Sephardic Hebrew gah-awn; Ashkenazic Hebrew gah-ohn, goin ]

/ ˈgɑ oʊn; Sephardic Hebrew gɑˈɔn; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈgɑ oʊn, gɔɪn /

noun, plural Ge·o·nim [Sephardic Hebrew ge-aw-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew gey-oh-nim], /Sephardic Hebrew gɛ ɔˈnim; Ashkenazic Hebrew geɪˈoʊ nɪm/, English Ga·ons.

a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.

an eminent Jewish scholar noted for wisdom and knowledge of the Talmud: the Gaon of Vilna.

Origin of Gaon

1770–80; <Hebrew: literally, majesty

OTHER WORDS FROM Gaon

Ga·on·ic

[gey-on-ik], /geɪˈɒn ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby Gaon

Gantt chart, Ganymeda, Ganymede, Gao, gaol, Gaon, Gao Xingjian, Gaoxiong, gap, gap 1, gap 2

Example sentences from the Web for Gaon

David ben Zacca, who felt himself insulted, deprived the Gaon of his office.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
The great Gaon Saadiah (892-942) united within himself all strands of thought.
Jewish History|S. M. Dubnow
The son of a Gaon, named Nathan ben Yehuda, was invested with this titular dignity, but he died suddenly.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
At the age of thirty-six Saadiah received a remarkable honor; he was summoned to Sura to fill the post of Gaon.
Chapters on Jewish Literature|Israel Abrahams

It put itself on an equal footing with the sister academy of Sora, and its presidents likewise assumed the title of Gaon.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

单词	gaon
释义	Gaon [ gah-ohn; Sephardic Hebrew gah-awn; Ashkenazic Hebrew gah-ohn, goin ] / ˈgɑ oʊn; Sephardic Hebrew gɑˈɔn; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈgɑ oʊn, gɔɪn / noun, plural Ge·o·nim [Sephardic Hebrew ge-aw-neem; Ashkenazic Hebrew gey-oh-nim], /Sephardic Hebrew gɛ ɔˈnim; Ashkenazic Hebrew geɪˈoʊ nɪm/, English Ga·ons. a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century. an eminent Jewish scholar noted for wisdom and knowledge of the Talmud: the Gaon of Vilna. Origin of Gaon 1770–80; <Hebrew: literally, majesty OTHER WORDS FROM Gaon Ga·on·ic [gey-on-ik], /geɪˈɒn ɪk/, adjective Words nearby Gaon Gantt chart, Ganymeda, Ganymede, Gao, gaol, Gaon, Gao Xingjian, Gaoxiong, gap, gap 1, gap 2 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Gaon David ben Zacca, who felt himself insulted, deprived the Gaon of his office. History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)\|Heinrich Graetz The great Gaon Saadiah (892-942) united within himself all strands of thought. Jewish History\|S. M. Dubnow The son of a Gaon, named Nathan ben Yehuda, was invested with this titular dignity, but he died suddenly. History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)\|Heinrich Graetz At the age of thirty-six Saadiah received a remarkable honor; he was summoned to Sura to fill the post of Gaon. Chapters on Jewish Literature\|Israel Abrahams It put itself on an equal footing with the sister academy of Sora, and its presidents likewise assumed the title of Gaon. History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)\|Heinrich Graetz
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