Gaon

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honorific rabbinic title

A Gaon is a leading rabbinic authority and eminent Talmudic scholar recognized for exceptional halachic expertise and spiritual leadership.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
gaon of Sura	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	honorific ⓘ rabbinic title ⓘ
appliedTo	Talmudic scholar ⓘ halachic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ
associatedInstitution	Talmudic academy NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedRole	decisor of Jewish law ⓘ religious leader ⓘ teacher of Torah ⓘ
associatedWith	Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ Torah scholarship ⓘ halacha ⓘ
contrastedWith	ordinary rabbi ⓘ
hasHistoricalUsage	title for heads of Talmudic academies in Babylonia ⓘ
hasHonorificForm	HaGaon NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMeaning	eminent Talmudic scholar ⓘ leading rabbinic authority ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	Gaon of Pumbedita NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaon of Sura NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilna Gaon NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminentUse	Geonic era ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ
literalMeaning	genius ⓘ
recognizedBy	Jewish communities ⓘ
recognizedFor	authoritative halachic rulings ⓘ mastery of Talmud ⓘ mastery of halachic literature ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ
requiresQuality	exceptional halachic expertise ⓘ spiritual leadership ⓘ
usedInContextOf	Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ rabbinic leadership ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Posek → mayHoldTitle → Gaon ⓘ

Amram Gaon → positionHeld → Gaon ⓘ

this entity surface form: gaon of Sura