gaon
/ɡəˈ(ʔ)oʊn/
gaon is the alternative letter-case form of Gaon.
Noun (1)
gaon (plural gaons)
- A village.
Noun (2) capitalized: Gaon
Gaon (plural Gaonim or Geonim or Gaons)
- A sage of the Talmudic academies of Babylonia
- The Gaon also was distressed by the veneration the Hasidim accorded their rabbinic leaders, men whom the Gaon generally regarded as ignoramuses.1991, Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Literacy http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=5mR5jX70oqwC&pg=PA230&lpg=PA230&sig=efbu3LMM7kVUrIzfWghTlqOeIXQ
- Like the hasidim, he too refused the title of rabbi, adopting the ancient title of Gaon.1996, Roger Friedland, Richard Hecht, To Rule Jerusalem http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=h27UQhGY9nwC&pg=PA77&lpg=PA77&sig=f-awfG-HhWgq48JD6okq8b_8Vp8
Forms of gaon
| plural | gaonim |
|---|---|
| plural | gaons |
| plural | geonim |
| plural | Gaonim |
| plural | Geonim |
| plural | Gaons |
Origin of gaon
Borrowed from Hindi गांव (gāmv).
From Hebrew גָּאוֹן (ga'ón, “grandeur, majesty, genius”).
Words formed from gaon
Phrases with gaon
Questions about gaon
- What does gaon mean?
- Gaon means a village.
- What is gaon the alternative letter-case form of?
- Gaon is the alternative letter-case form of Gaon.
- What part of speech is gaon?
- Gaon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gaon?
- Gaon is pronounced /ɡəˈ(ʔ)oʊn/.
- What is the plural of gaon?
- The plural of gaon is gaonim.
Words near gaon in the dictionary
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