גָּאוֹן m. (b. h.; גאי) majesty, pride. Sifra B’ḥuck. Par. 2, ch. V; v. גֵּאֶה. [In the post-Talmudic period Gaon (excellency) was the title of the chiefs of the Babylonian academies.—Pl. גְּאוֹנִים.—גֵּאוֹנוּת Gaonate.]
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גָּאוֹן m. (b. h.; גאי ) majesty, pride . Sifra B’ḥuck. Par. 2, ch. V; v. גֵּאֶה . [In the post-Talmudic period Gaon (excellency) was the title of…
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- Jastrow, גאי 1
- Jastrow, גֵּאֶה 1