Benayahu
E1036569
Benayahu is a kabbalistic and halachic work by the Sephardic sage Ben Ish Chai, offering mystical and ethical commentary on Talmudic passages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benayahu canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13375268 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benayahu Context triple: [Ben Ish Chai, authorOf, Benayahu]
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A.
Israel Beilin
Israel Beilin, better known as Irving Berlin, was a Russian-born American composer and lyricist who became one of the most prolific and influential songwriters in the history of popular music.
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B.
Giora
Giora is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in Israel and among Jewish communities.
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C.
Yigal
Yigal is a Hebrew given name commonly used for males, notably borne by several Israeli public figures.
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D.
Yadin
Yadin is the surname of Yigael Yadin, a prominent Israeli archaeologist, military leader, and politician.
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E.
Menahem
Menahem is a Hebrew given name, traditionally meaning "comforter" or "one who consoles," used in Jewish communities and sometimes anglicized as Menachem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benayahu Target entity description: Benayahu is a kabbalistic and halachic work by the Sephardic sage Ben Ish Chai, offering mystical and ethical commentary on Talmudic passages.
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A.
Israel Beilin
Israel Beilin, better known as Irving Berlin, was a Russian-born American composer and lyricist who became one of the most prolific and influential songwriters in the history of popular music.
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B.
Giora
Giora is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, commonly used in Israel and among Jewish communities.
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C.
Yigal
Yigal is a Hebrew given name commonly used for males, notably borne by several Israeli public figures.
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D.
Yadin
Yadin is the surname of Yigael Yadin, a prominent Israeli archaeologist, military leader, and politician.
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E.
Menahem
Menahem is a Hebrew given name, traditionally meaning "comforter" or "one who consoles," used in Jewish communities and sometimes anglicized as Menachem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious text
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halachic work ⓘ kabbalistic work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baghdad rabbinic tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Baghdad Geonim
Sephardic rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| audience |
advanced Torah students
ⓘ
halachic scholars ⓘ students of Kabbalah ⓘ |
| author | Ben Ish Chai ⓘ |
| authorName |
Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad
ⓘ
linked to:
Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)
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| contains |
ethical teachings
ⓘ
halachic discussions ⓘ homiletical explanations ⓘ kabbalistic insights ⓘ |
| focus |
ethical interpretation of Talmudic passages
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halachic analysis of Talmudic passages ⓘ mystical interpretation of Talmudic passages ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical commentary
ⓘ
halachic commentary ⓘ kabbalistic commentary ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benayahu ben Yehoyada ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Ben Ish Chai
ⓘ
Od Yosef Chai ⓘ Rav Pe’alim ⓘ
linked to:
Rav Pe'alim
|
| religiousSubtradition |
Sephardic Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Sephardi Jews
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| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject | Talmud ⓘ |
| tradition | Kabbalah ⓘ |
| workType | rabbinic commentary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benayahu Description of subject: Benayahu is a kabbalistic and halachic work by the Sephardic sage Ben Ish Chai, offering mystical and ethical commentary on Talmudic passages.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)