Rav Abba Arikha
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Rav Abba Arikha, commonly known simply as Rav, was a leading third-century Babylonian Amora and co-founder of the great Talmudic academy in Sura, playing a central role in shaping the Babylonian Talmud.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rav Abba Arikha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rav Abba Arikha Context triple: [Rav, alsoKnownAs, Rav Abba Arikha]
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A.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.
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B.
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi and halachic authority, best known as the head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem and for his influential Torah scholarship.
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C.
Rabbi Elazar Azikri
Rabbi Elazar Azikri was a 16th-century Safed kabbalist and rabbi best known as the author of the mystical work "Sefer Haredim" and the devotional poem "Yedid Nefesh."
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D.
Rabbi Shlomo Eiger
Rabbi Shlomo Eiger was a prominent 19th-century Polish rabbi and Torah scholar, known as the son of the renowned halachic authority Rabbi Akiva Eiger and for his own rabbinic leadership and writings.
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E.
Menashe Noy
Menashe Noy is an Israeli actor known for his roles in film and television, including the espionage drama series "Tehran."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Rav Abba Arikha Target entity description: Rav Abba Arikha, commonly known simply as Rav, was a leading third-century Babylonian Amora and co-founder of the great Talmudic academy in Sura, playing a central role in shaping the Babylonian Talmud.
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A.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.
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B.
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi and halachic authority, best known as the head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem and for his influential Torah scholarship.
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C.
Rabbi Elazar Azikri
Rabbi Elazar Azikri was a 16th-century Safed kabbalist and rabbi best known as the author of the mystical work "Sefer Haredim" and the devotional poem "Yedid Nefesh."
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D.
Rabbi Shlomo Eiger
Rabbi Shlomo Eiger was a prominent 19th-century Polish rabbi and Torah scholar, known as the son of the renowned halachic authority Rabbi Akiva Eiger and for his own rabbinic leadership and writings.
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E.
Menashe Noy
Menashe Noy is an Israeli actor known for his roles in film and television, including the espionage drama series "Tehran."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amora
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Jewish religious leader ⓘ Talmudic sage ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abba Arikha
NERFINISHED
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Abba bar Aybo NERFINISHED ⓘ Abba bar Ibo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rab NERFINISHED ⓘ Rab Abba Arikha NERFINISHED ⓘ Rav ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Babylonian Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Shmuel of Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Geonic literature
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Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf | Shmuel of Nehardea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian Jewry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | academy of Rabbi Judah haNasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Amoraic era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
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Halakha ⓘ Talmudic law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Rav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Amoraim of Babylonia
NERFINISHED
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Babylonian Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| laterResidence | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalApproach | systematic organization of halakhic traditions ⓘ |
| movement | Amoraic period ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the rabbinic center at Sura
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shaping the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ systematizing the Oral Law in Babylonia ⓘ |
| origin | Eretz Yisrael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | Rosh Yeshiva of Sura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | first-generation Amora ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
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Sura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
co-founder of the Sura academy
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founder of the Talmudic academy in Sura ⓘ head of the Sura academy ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Judah haNasi
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Judah the Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacher |
Judah haNasi
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Judah the Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Rav Abba Arikha Description of subject: Rav Abba Arikha, commonly known simply as Rav, was a leading third-century Babylonian Amora and co-founder of the great Talmudic academy in Sura, playing a central role in shaping the Babylonian Talmud.
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