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Vilna Gaon

Vilna Gaon proper noun: eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, a Jewish polymath from Vilnius renowned for his erudition and one of the most influential opponents of the developing Hasidic movement.

Proper noun

Vilna Gaon

  1. Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, a Jewish polymath from Vilnius renowned for his erudition and one of the most influential opponents of the developing Hasidic movement.
    Synonyms:
    Gra

Synonyms of Vilna Gaon

Origin of Vilna Gaon

From Yiddish דער ווילנער גאון (der vilner goen, literally “the genius from Vilnius”).

Questions about Vilna Gaon

What does Vilna Gaon mean?
Vilna Gaon means eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, a Jewish polymath from Vilnius renowned for his erudition and one of the most influential opponents of the developing Hasidic movement.
What part of speech is Vilna Gaon?
Vilna Gaon is a proper noun.

Words near Vilna Gaon in the dictionary

  1. Villány
  2. Vilmanian
  3. Vilmanians
  4. Vilmure
  5. Vilna
  6. Vilna Gaon
  7. Vilner
  8. Vilners
  9. Vilnian
  10. Vilnians
  11. Vilniansk

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