Saadia Gaon
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Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saadia Gaon canonical | 35 |
| Saadia ben Joseph | 3 |
| Saadiah Gaon | 2 |
| Gaon of Sura (Saadia Gaon) | 1 |
| Rabbi Saadia Gaon | 1 |
| Saadia | 1 |
| Saadia Gaon recension | 1 |
| Saadia ben Joseph al-Fayyumi | 1 |
| Saadia ben Yosef | 1 |
| Saadia ben Yosef al-Fayyumi | 1 |
| Saʿadya ben Yosef al-Fayyūmī | 1 |
| סעדיה גאון | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Saadia Gaon Context triple: [Judeo-Arabic, notableAuthor, Saadia Gaon]
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Maimonides
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Baruch Spinoza
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Ali Hakim
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Haviv Ilan
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Miri Ben-Ari
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Saadia Gaon Target entity description: Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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A.
Maimonides
Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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B.
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th-century rationalist philosopher whose works on metaphysics, ethics, and religion profoundly influenced Enlightenment thought and modern philosophy.
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C.
Ali Hakim
Ali Hakim is a comic Persian peddler and charming rogue suitor in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
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D.
Haviv Ilan
Haviv Ilan is a business executive who leads the global semiconductor company Texas Instruments as its chief executive officer.
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E.
Miri Ben-Ari
Miri Ben-Ari is an Israeli-American violinist, producer, and composer known for blending classical violin with hip-hop and R&B, collaborating with major artists across genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal scholar
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Jewish philosopher ⓘ Jewish theologian ⓘ biblical commentator ⓘ exegete ⓘ gaon ⓘ rabbi ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Saadia Gaon
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surface form:
Saadia ben Joseph
Saadia Gaon ⓘ
surface form:
Saadia ben Yosef al-Fayyumi
Saadia Gaon ⓘ
surface form:
Saadiah Gaon
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| appointedBy | Exilarch David ben Zakkai ⓘ |
| birthName | Saʿīd ibn Yūsuf al-Fayyūmī ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 882 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 942 ⓘ |
| education | Talmudic scholarship in Babylonia ⓘ |
| era |
Geonic period
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surface form:
Geonic era
|
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jew
|
| fieldOfWork |
Hebrew linguistics
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Jewish law ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish rationalist philosophy
ⓘ
Maimonides ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic kalam
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Muʿtazilite theology ⓘ Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Judeo-Arabic Bible translation
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codifying Jewish belief principles ⓘ liturgical innovations ⓘ polemics against Karaites ⓘ systematic Jewish theology ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Aramaic ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
| movement | Geonic period ⓘ |
| nameInArabic |
Saʿīd ibn Yūsuf al-Fayyūmī
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surface form:
سعيد بن يوسف الفيومي
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| nameInHebrew |
Saadia Gaon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
סעדיה גאון
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| notableWork |
Agron
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Arabic translation of the Torah ⓘ Emunot ve-Deot ⓘ Hebrew dictionary ⓘ Hebrew grammar works ⓘ Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt ⓘ Sefer ha-Galuy ⓘ Siddur ⓘ
surface form:
Siddur of Saadia Gaon
Tafsir of the Torah ⓘ |
| opposed |
Karaite Jews
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surface form:
Karaite Judaism
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| placeOfBirth |
Egypt
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Faiyum Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Fayyum
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| placeOfDeath |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonia
Sura ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
gaon of Sura academy
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head of the Sura yeshiva ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Mesopotamia
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surface form:
Babylonia
Baghdad ⓘ
surface form:
Baghdad region
Palestine ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Jewish philosophical studies
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research on Geonic literature ⓘ |
| wroteIn |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ Judeo-Arabic ⓘ |
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