English Explanatory Dictionary

Gaon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sage of the Talmudic academies of Babylonia
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Gaon.
noun
  1. A village.

Pronunciation

/ɡəˈ(ʔ)oʊn/ /ɡɑːˈ(ʔ)oʊn/ /ɡɔɪn/ [ɡɔʏn] [ɡœʏn] /ˈɡeɪɑn/ /ˈɡeɪən/

Word forms

Gaon Gaonim Geonim Gaons

Etymology

From Hebrew גָּאוֹן (ga'ón, “grandeur, majesty, genius”).

Derived words

gaonate
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