Rav Zeira
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Rav Zeira was a prominent Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his piety, humility, and scholarship after emigrating from Babylonia to the Land of Israel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rav Zeira canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13556148 — 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: Rav Zeira Context triple: [Rav Nachman bar Yaakov, teacherOf, Rav Zeira]
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A.
Rav Zevid
Rav Zevid was an Amoraic sage mentioned in the Talmud, known as a disciple of Abaye and a contributor to rabbinic discussions in the Babylonian academies.
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B.
Rav Chisda
Rav Chisda was a prominent third-generation Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage known for his sharp legal analysis and teachings in the academies of Babylonia.
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C.
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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D.
Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish
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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E.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
- 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: Rav Zeira Target entity description: Rav Zeira was a prominent Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his piety, humility, and scholarship after emigrating from Babylonia to the Land of Israel.
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A.
Rav Zevid
Rav Zevid was an Amoraic sage mentioned in the Talmud, known as a disciple of Abaye and a contributor to rabbinic discussions in the Babylonian academies.
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B.
Rav Chisda
Rav Chisda was a prominent third-generation Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage known for his sharp legal analysis and teachings in the academies of Babylonia.
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C.
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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D.
Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish
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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E.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.