Gaon me maa ke sath rat. Gaon (Hebrew: גאון, gā'ōn, lit. 'pride', plural geonim, גְּאוֹנִים ‎, gĕ'ōnīm) was originally a formal title for the Geonim, heads of Talmudic academies in the 6th–11th century. In the 12 th and 13 th centuries – after the geonic period in the exact sense of the term – the title gaon was also used by the heads of academies in Baghdad, Damascus, and Egypt. In the context of Jewish religious titles, it signifies someone of great knowledge and intellectual prowess. Gaon, the title accorded to the Jewish spiritual leaders and scholars who headed Talmudic academies that flourished, with lengthy interruptions, from the 7th to the 13th century in Babylonia and Palestine. Mar 21, 2025 · Gaon (plural Gaonim or Geonim or Gaons) (historical, Judaism) A sage of the Talmudic academies of Babylonia. d. 589—1038 and usually an eminent religious scholar and judicial authority —used as a title of honor. Geonim is the plural of גאון ‎ (Ga'on) [ɡaˈ (ʔ)on], which means "pride" or "splendor" in Biblical Hebrew and since the 19th century "genius" as in modern Hebrew. It eventually became an honorific title for any rabbi or anyone who had a great knowledge of Torah. bme yho o07a 5si cevhct vi he7w fv yh0fv ulw