Shimon bar Yochai
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Shimon bar Yochai was a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar and a central figure in Kabbalistic tradition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai | 18 |
| Shimon bar Yochai canonical | 5 |
| 2nd-century sage Shimon bar Yochai | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Shimon bar Yochai Context triple: [Shimon bar Yochai, name, Shimon bar Yochai]
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Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva was a leading 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and martyr, renowned as one of the greatest Talmudic scholars and a foundational figure in the development of rabbinic Judaism.
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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.
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Judah ha-Nasi
Judah ha-Nasi was a prominent 2nd–3rd century CE Jewish sage and patriarch best known for redacting and organizing the foundational rabbinic text of Jewish law and tradition.
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Yosef ben Matityahu
Yosef ben Matityahu, better known as Flavius Josephus, was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose writings are key sources on Second Temple Judaism and the First Jewish–Roman War.
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Exilarch David ben Zakkai
Exilarch David ben Zakkai was a 10th-century leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia who headed the exilarchate and played a central role in the religious and political life of the diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shimon bar Yochai Target entity description: Shimon bar Yochai was a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar and a central figure in Kabbalistic tradition.
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A.
Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva was a leading 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and martyr, renowned as one of the greatest Talmudic scholars and a foundational figure in the development of rabbinic Judaism.
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B.
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.
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C.
Judah ha-Nasi
Judah ha-Nasi was a prominent 2nd–3rd century CE Jewish sage and patriarch best known for redacting and organizing the foundational rabbinic text of Jewish law and tradition.
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D.
Yosef ben Matityahu
Yosef ben Matityahu, better known as Flavius Josephus, was a first-century Jewish historian and former military leader whose writings are key sources on Second Temple Judaism and the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Exilarch David ben Zakkai
Exilarch David ben Zakkai was a 10th-century leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia who headed the exilarchate and played a central role in the religious and political life of the diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystic
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Kabbalistic figure ⓘ Tannaitic sage ⓘ historical person ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Meron ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Mount Meron
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surface form:
Meron
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| associatedWith |
Jewish esotericism
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Kabbalah ⓘ Zohar ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Meron, Israel
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surface form:
Meron (according to tradition)
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| century | 2nd century ⓘ |
| commemorationDay | Lag BaOmer ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Rabbi Meir
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Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai
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| countryOfActivity |
Hellenistic–Roman Judea
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surface form:
Roman Judea
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| culturalImpact |
central figure in later Kabbalistic literature
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inspiration for pilgrimage and folk customs on Lag BaOmer ⓘ |
| era | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
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Halakha ⓘ Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| honorific | Rabbi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with esoteric Torah
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halakhic rulings ⓘ mystical teachings ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mishnah
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Talmud ⓘ Tosefta ⓘ |
| name |
Shimon bar Yochai
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Rashbi ⓘ Shimon bar Yochai self-link ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInText | central figure in the Zohar ⓘ |
| statusInTradition |
one of the foremost disciples of Rabbi Akiva
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one of the leading Tannaim ⓘ |
| studentOf | Rabbi Akiva ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Kabbalistic teachings (according to tradition) ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| traditionalRole | traditional author of the Zohar ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Hasidism
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surface form:
Hasidic Judaism
Kabbalistic tradition ⓘ Sephardic Jewish tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Shimon bar Yochai Description of subject: Shimon bar Yochai was a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar and a central figure in Kabbalistic tradition.
Referenced by (24)
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