Shem HaGedolim
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Shem HaGedolim is a biographical and bibliographical work by the Chida that catalogs Jewish sages and their writings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shem HaGedolim canonical | 2 |
| Maarechet Gedolim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13375333 — 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: Shem HaGedolim Context triple: [Chida, notableWork, Shem HaGedolim]
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A.
Igeret HaKodesh
Igeret HaKodesh is a section of the Tanya consisting of letters by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi that focus on mystical and ethical teachings, particularly regarding charity and divine providence.
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B.
Aderet Eliyahu
Aderet Eliyahu is a seminal Torah commentary by the Vilna Gaon, offering incisive textual and halachic insights that reflect his distinctive analytical approach to the Hebrew Bible.
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C.
Brit HaBirionim
Brit HaBirionim was a small, radical right-wing Zionist underground group in Mandatory Palestine in the early 1930s that advocated militant nationalism and resistance to British rule.
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D.
Halevi
Halevi is a Hebrew surname traditionally associated with members of the Levite tribe in Jewish communities.
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E.
Pnei Kedem
Pnei Kedem is a small Israeli outpost-style community in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank, known for its rural, religiously oriented population.
- 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: Shem HaGedolim Target entity description: Shem HaGedolim is a biographical and bibliographical work by the Chida that catalogs Jewish sages and their writings.
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A.
Igeret HaKodesh
Igeret HaKodesh is a section of the Tanya consisting of letters by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi that focus on mystical and ethical teachings, particularly regarding charity and divine providence.
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B.
Aderet Eliyahu
Aderet Eliyahu is a seminal Torah commentary by the Vilna Gaon, offering incisive textual and halachic insights that reflect his distinctive analytical approach to the Hebrew Bible.
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C.
Brit HaBirionim
Brit HaBirionim was a small, radical right-wing Zionist underground group in Mandatory Palestine in the early 1930s that advocated militant nationalism and resistance to British rule.
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D.
Halevi
Halevi is a Hebrew surname traditionally associated with members of the Levite tribe in Jewish communities.
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E.
Pnei Kedem
Pnei Kedem is a small Israeli outpost-style community in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank, known for its rural, religiously oriented population.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish bibliographical work
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Jewish biographical work ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
document Jewish scholarly tradition
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preserve information about rabbinic works ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | Sephardi Jews ⓘ |
| author |
Chaim Yosef David Azulai
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linked to:
Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai
Chida ⓘ |
| citedIn |
modern academic studies of Judaism
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rabbinic responsa literature ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
Chaim Yosef David Azulai
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linked to:
Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai
|
| containsInformationOn |
authors of Jewish texts
ⓘ
manuscripts ⓘ printing history of books ⓘ titles of Jewish works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jewish sages
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rabbinic writings ⓘ |
| genre |
bibliographical catalog
ⓘ
biographical dictionary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Maarechet Gedolim
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linked to:
Shem HaGedolim
Maarechet Sefarim ⓘ |
| influenced |
historians of rabbinic literature
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later Jewish bibliographers ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bibliographical notes on works
ⓘ
detailed listing of Jewish books ⓘ extensive catalog of Jewish sages ⓘ historical notes on authors ⓘ |
| organizationalPrinciple |
alphabetical by author
ⓘ
alphabetical by book title ⓘ |
| religiousField |
Halakha
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Kabbalah ⓘ Talmud study ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Jewish books
ⓘ
Torah scholarship ⓘ rabbinic biographies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early modern Jewish scholars
ⓘ
medieval Jewish scholars ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reference work
ⓘ
source for Jewish bibliography ⓘ source for rabbinic biography ⓘ |
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Subject: Shem HaGedolim Description of subject: Shem HaGedolim is a biographical and bibliographical work by the Chida that catalogs Jewish sages and their writings.
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