Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish
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Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish was a prominent third-century Amoraic sage of the Land of Israel, renowned for his sharp intellect, powerful personality, and close scholarly partnership with Rabbi Yochanan in the Talmud.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish canonical | 1 |
| Shimon ben Lakish | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13243081 — 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: Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish Context triple: [Resh Lakish, alsoKnownAs, Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish]
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A.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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B.
Rav Ashi
Rav Ashi was a leading Babylonian Talmudic sage traditionally credited with initiating the redaction and organization of the Babylonian Talmud.
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C.
Rabbi Oshaya Rabbah
Rabbi Oshaya Rabbah was an early Amoraic sage in the Land of Israel, known for his halakhic teachings and as a prominent teacher of leading rabbis of the next generation.
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D.
Rabbi Abbahu
Rabbi Abbahu was a prominent 3rd–4th century Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his leadership in Caesarea and his role in shaping rabbinic thought and Jewish law.
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E.
Rabbi Tarfon
Rabbi Tarfon was a prominent early rabbinic sage of the Tannaitic period, known for his legal rulings, ethical teachings, and frequent appearance in the Mishnah and Talmud.
- 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: Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish Target entity description: Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish was a prominent third-century Amoraic sage of the Land of Israel, renowned for his sharp intellect, powerful personality, and close scholarly partnership with Rabbi Yochanan in the Talmud.
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A.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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B.
Rav Ashi
Rav Ashi was a leading Babylonian Talmudic sage traditionally credited with initiating the redaction and organization of the Babylonian Talmud.
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C.
Rabbi Oshaya Rabbah
Rabbi Oshaya Rabbah was an early Amoraic sage in the Land of Israel, known for his halakhic teachings and as a prominent teacher of leading rabbis of the next generation.
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D.
Rabbi Abbahu
Rabbi Abbahu was a prominent 3rd–4th century Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his leadership in Caesarea and his role in shaping rabbinic thought and Jewish law.
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E.
Rabbi Tarfon
Rabbi Tarfon was a prominent early rabbinic sage of the Tannaitic period, known for his legal rulings, ethical teachings, and frequent appearance in the Mishnah and Talmud.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shimon ben Lakish