Zohar
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The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zohar canonical | 34 |
| Zoharic literature | 5 |
| Lurianic writings | 1 |
| Partzufim | 1 |
| Sefer HaZohar | 1 |
| Sefer ha-Zohar | 1 |
| The Zohar (selected portions) | 1 |
| Tikkunei ha-Zohar | 1 |
| Zohar (in later interpretations) | 1 |
| Zoharic Kabbalah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158679 — 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: Zohar Context triple: [Kabbalah, majorText, Zohar]
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A.
Sefer Yetzirah
Sefer Yetzirah is an early foundational work of Jewish mysticism that explores creation through the Hebrew letters and the ten sefirot.
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B.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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C.
Kabbalah
Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that explores the hidden, spiritual dimensions of God, the universe, and the Torah through symbolic and esoteric teachings.
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D.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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E.
Torah
The Torah is the central and most sacred text of Judaism, comprising the foundational five books that outline Jewish law, teachings, and early history.
- 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: Zohar Target entity description: The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
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A.
Sefer Yetzirah
Sefer Yetzirah is an early foundational work of Jewish mysticism that explores creation through the Hebrew letters and the ten sefirot.
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B.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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C.
Kabbalah
Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that explores the hidden, spiritual dimensions of God, the universe, and the Torah through symbolic and esoteric teachings.
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D.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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E.
Torah
The Torah is the central and most sacred text of Judaism, comprising the foundational five books that outline Jewish law, teachings, and early history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aramaic-language book
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Jewish mystical text ⓘ Kabbalistic work ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Moses de León ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Torah
ⓘ
surface form:
Pentateuch
Torah ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ |
| authorshipTheory | primarily composed or compiled by Moses de León ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript form in the late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Book of Splendor
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central text of Jewish Kabbalah ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
Ein Sof
ⓘ
creation ⓘ divine emanation ⓘ good and evil ⓘ messianic redemption ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ Sefirot ⓘ
surface form:
sefirot
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| firstPrinted | 16th century ⓘ |
| firstPrintedPlace |
Cremona
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Mantua ⓘ |
| genre |
midrashic commentary
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mystical commentary ⓘ |
| historicalCompositionPeriod | late 13th century ⓘ |
| historicalCompositionPlace | Spain ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Kabbalah
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Hasidism ⓘ
surface form:
Hasidic Judaism
Jewish liturgy ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ
surface form:
Lurianic Kabbalah
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| interpretationMethod |
allegorical interpretation
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mystical hermeneutics ⓘ symbolic exegesis ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish Kabbalah
cosmology ⓘ esoteric interpretation of the Torah ⓘ mysticism ⓘ nature of God ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| religiousStatus |
authoritative mystical text for many Jewish communities
ⓘ
classical work of Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structureIncludes |
Idra Rabba
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Idra Rabba ⓘ
surface form:
Idra Zuta
Idra Rabba ⓘ
surface form:
Ra‘aya Meheimna
Sifra di-Tsni’uta ⓘ Zohar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tikkunei ha-Zohar
commentary on the Five Books of Moses ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Splendor ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthorshipClaim |
Shimon bar Yochai
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surface form:
2nd-century sage Shimon bar Yochai
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zohar Description of subject: The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zoharic Kabbalah
subject surface form:
Gilgul
this entity surface form:
Partzufim
subject surface form:
Shimon bar Yochai
this entity surface form:
Tikkunei ha-Zohar
this entity surface form:
Sefer ha-Zohar
this entity surface form:
Zoharic literature
this entity surface form:
Zohar (in later interpretations)
this entity surface form:
Zoharic literature
this entity surface form:
Lurianic writings
this entity surface form:
Sefer HaZohar
this entity surface form:
Zoharic literature
this entity surface form:
Zoharic literature
this entity surface form:
Zoharic literature
subject surface form:
Binah
subject surface form:
The Kabbalah Unveiled
this entity surface form:
The Zohar (selected portions)
subject surface form:
Moshe Cordovero
subject surface form:
Moses de León
subject surface form:
Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai