Shema Yisrael
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Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shema Yisrael canonical | 7 |
| Shema | 5 |
| Deuteronomy 6:4–9 | 2 |
| Deuteronomy 6:4–5 | 1 |
| Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4–5) | 1 |
| The Declaration of God’s Oneness | 1 |
| the Shema | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158737 — 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: Shema Yisrael Context triple: [mezuzah, containsText, Shema Yisrael]
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A.
Am Yisrael
Am Yisrael is the traditional Hebrew term referring to the collective people of Israel, encompassing the Jewish nation across history, land, religion, and shared destiny.
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B.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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C.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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D.
Tanakh
The Tanakh is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures that forms the foundational religious text of Judaism, encompassing the Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
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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: Shema Yisrael Target entity description: Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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A.
Am Yisrael
Am Yisrael is the traditional Hebrew term referring to the collective people of Israel, encompassing the Jewish nation across history, land, religion, and shared destiny.
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B.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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C.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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D.
Tanakh
The Tanakh is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures that forms the foundational religious text of Judaism, encompassing the Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
declaration of faith ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Israelites
ⓘ
surface form:
people of Israel
|
| associatedMitzvah |
acceptance of the yoke of Heaven
ⓘ
recitation twice daily ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kabbalat ol malchut shamayim (acceptance of the kingdom of Heaven) ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Jewish liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish theology ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy |
Maimonides
ⓘ
Rashi ⓘ |
| containsCommand |
love of God
ⓘ
mezuzah ⓘ study and teaching of Torah ⓘ tefillin ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
monotheism
ⓘ
oneness of God ⓘ |
| extendedPassagesFrom |
Deuteronomy 11:13–21
ⓘ
Shema Yisrael self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 6:4–9
Numbers 15:37–41 ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | biblical commandment to recite ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Shacharit
ⓘ
surface form:
Ma'ariv
Shacharit ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | central declaration of Jewish faith ⓘ |
| liturgicalSection |
first paragraph: Ve'ahavta
ⓘ
second paragraph: Vehaya im shamoa ⓘ third paragraph: Vayomer ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Mishnah Berakhot ⓘ |
| openingWords | Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad ⓘ |
| recitationFrequency | daily ⓘ |
| recitationGesture | covering the eyes with the right hand ⓘ |
| recitationPosture | traditionally recited standing in some communities ⓘ |
| recitedAt |
evening prayer
ⓘ
moments of martyrdom ⓘ morning prayer ⓘ time of death ⓘ |
| recitedBefore | sleep (Kriat Shema al ha-mitah) ⓘ |
| recitedDuring |
Rosh Hashanah services
ⓘ
Yom Kippur services ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Deuteronomy 6:4 ⓘ |
| theologicalConcept |
divine unity
ⓘ
exclusive worship of God ⓘ |
| translationEn | Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is One ⓘ |
| usedFor |
affirmation of Jewish identity
ⓘ
proclamation of God’s unity ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
mezuzah scroll
ⓘ
tefillin scrolls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shema Yisrael Description of subject: Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shema
this entity surface form:
Deuteronomy 6:4–5
this entity surface form:
Deuteronomy 6:4–9
this entity surface form:
Deuteronomy 6:4–9
this entity surface form:
Shema
this entity surface form:
Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4–5)
this entity surface form:
The Declaration of God’s Oneness
this entity surface form:
Shema
this entity surface form:
Shema
this entity surface form:
Shema
this entity surface form:
the Shema