Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Gaon (gā'ōn) (Hebrew גאון) (plural geonim — gĕ'ōnīm) may have originated as a shortened version of \"rosh yeshivat ge'on Ya'akov\", although there are other proposed explanations. It referred in Ancient Hebrew to arrogance and haughty pride (Amos 6:8). Later became known as pride in general: whether good or bad ('Pride [of]'; Late medieval and modern Hebrew for 'genius'). Today it may refer to: One of the Geonim, that is to say the heads of the two major academies, at Pumbedita and Sura, and later in Baghdad, during the period 589-1040. Prominent Geonim include: Sar Shalom Natronai II, Gaon of Sura (Gaon to 857) Amram Gaon, Gaon of Sura (Gaon 857-875) Hai Gaon Saadia Gaon Sherira Gaon Yehudai Gaon Samuel ben Hofni An honorific title given to a few leading rabbis of other countries in the same period, such as: Nissim Gaon (990-1062) Specific rabbis of later periods, called \"gaon\": The Vilna Gaon The Rogatchover Gaon The Steipler GaonMany great Rabbis (e.g., Rabbi Yosef Kapach), although not formally referred to as the \"Gaon of ...\", are nonetheless sometimes lauded with this honorific as a mark of respect, and as a means to indicate greatness."@en }
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- Gaon_(Hebrew) abstract "Gaon (gā'ōn) (Hebrew גאון) (plural geonim — gĕ'ōnīm) may have originated as a shortened version of \"rosh yeshivat ge'on Ya'akov\", although there are other proposed explanations. It referred in Ancient Hebrew to arrogance and haughty pride (Amos 6:8). Later became known as pride in general: whether good or bad ('Pride [of]'; Late medieval and modern Hebrew for 'genius'). Today it may refer to: One of the Geonim, that is to say the heads of the two major academies, at Pumbedita and Sura, and later in Baghdad, during the period 589-1040. Prominent Geonim include: Sar Shalom Natronai II, Gaon of Sura (Gaon to 857) Amram Gaon, Gaon of Sura (Gaon 857-875) Hai Gaon Saadia Gaon Sherira Gaon Yehudai Gaon Samuel ben Hofni An honorific title given to a few leading rabbis of other countries in the same period, such as: Nissim Gaon (990-1062) Specific rabbis of later periods, called \"gaon\": The Vilna Gaon The Rogatchover Gaon The Steipler GaonMany great Rabbis (e.g., Rabbi Yosef Kapach), although not formally referred to as the \"Gaon of ...\", are nonetheless sometimes lauded with this honorific as a mark of respect, and as a means to indicate greatness.".