[Avodah] gaon

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 05/02/17 12:20, saul newman via Avodah wrote:
> in childhood , probably effected by modern hebrew, gaon meant 'genius'
> in current usage 'harav hagaon' , is it to mean genius above others, or
> just an honorific with no particular implication?  [i wonder if anyone
> who opens a yeshiva and thus becomes RY, automaticlaly gets this title]

According to Sdei Chemed, erech "chanufah", by his day (~125 years ago?)
"harav hagaon" could be honestly used of anyone who had semicha.


-- 
Zev Sero                May 2017, with its *nine* days of Chanukah,
zev at sero.name           be a brilliant year for us all