gaon

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Babil'deki Yahudi okullarının başlarında bulunan kimseler
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In modern usage, a genius
Honorary title for a Jewish scholar who is noted for his wisdom and knowledge of the Talmud
In modern usage, "genius"
{i} title of honor given to heads of Jewish academies from the 6th to the 11th centuries (in Babylonia, Syria and Palestine); brilliant Jewish scholar

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Gaon of Vilna
{i} Elijah ben Solomon (1720-1797), one of the prominent Jewish spiritual leaders and scholar during the 18th century, one of the opposers to Hasidism
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