Ben Yehoyada
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Ben Yehoyada is a classic kabbalistic and ethical commentary on the Talmudic aggadot, authored by the renowned Baghdadi sage Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad).
All labels observed (1)
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| Ben Yehoyada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Yehoyada Context triple: [Ben Ish Chai, authorOf, Ben Yehoyada]
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Meir Yaari
Meir Yaari was an Israeli socialist-Zionist leader and long-time head of the left-wing Mapam party, influential in shaping the kibbutz movement and early Israeli politics.
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B.
Ehud Shabtai
Ehud Shabtai is an Israeli software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief architect of the GPS-based navigation app Waze.
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Hagai Levi
Hagai Levi is an Israeli television creator, writer, and director best known for originating the drama series BeTipul, which was adapted internationally as In Treatment.
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Ehud Brog
Ehud Brog is the birth name of Ehud Barak, a former Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Israel and one of the country’s most decorated military officers.
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Dahn Ben Amotz
Dahn Ben Amotz was an Israeli writer, satirist, and radio broadcaster known for his influential role in shaping modern Israeli culture and humor.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ben Yehoyada Target entity description: Ben Yehoyada is a classic kabbalistic and ethical commentary on the Talmudic aggadot, authored by the renowned Baghdadi sage Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad).
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A.
Meir Yaari
Meir Yaari was an Israeli socialist-Zionist leader and long-time head of the left-wing Mapam party, influential in shaping the kibbutz movement and early Israeli politics.
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B.
Ehud Shabtai
Ehud Shabtai is an Israeli software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief architect of the GPS-based navigation app Waze.
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C.
Hagai Levi
Hagai Levi is an Israeli television creator, writer, and director best known for originating the drama series BeTipul, which was adapted internationally as In Treatment.
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D.
Ehud Brog
Ehud Brog is the birth name of Ehud Barak, a former Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Israel and one of the country’s most decorated military officers.
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E.
Dahn Ben Amotz
Dahn Ben Amotz was an Israeli writer, satirist, and radio broadcaster known for his influential role in shaping modern Israeli culture and humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Talmudic commentary
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ethical work ⓘ kabbalistic work ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| associatedRabbi | Ben Ish Chai ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baghdad ⓘ |
| author |
Ben Ish Chai
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Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad ⓘ
linked to:
Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)
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| category |
Jewish ethical literature
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Jewish mystical literature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| emphasis |
ethical teachings
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mystical interpretations ⓘ |
| focus | aggadic passages of the Talmud ⓘ |
| genre |
ethical commentary
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kabbalistic commentary ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Lurianic Kabbalah
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linked to:
Lurianic school of Safed
Sephardic rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm | commentary ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ben Ish Chai ⓘ |
| partOf | Ben Ish Chai’s corpus ⓘ |
| primarySources |
Babylonian Talmud
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linked to:
Talmud Bavli
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| religiousSubtradition | Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject | Talmudic aggadot ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mizrahi Jews
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Sephardi Jews ⓘ students of Kabbalah ⓘ |
| usedIn |
rabbinic scholarship
ⓘ
yeshiva study ⓘ |
| workType | commentary on Talmud ⓘ |
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Subject: Ben Yehoyada Description of subject: Ben Yehoyada is a classic kabbalistic and ethical commentary on the Talmudic aggadot, authored by the renowned Baghdadi sage Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad).
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subject linked to:
Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad)