Leviticus 18:5
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Leviticus 18:5 is a biblical verse in the Book of Leviticus that, in Jewish law, is interpreted as a key textual basis for the principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments (pikuach nefesh).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leviticus 18:5 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2113316 — 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: Leviticus 18:5 Context triple: [pikuach nefesh, scripturalSource, Leviticus 18:5]
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A.
Leviticus 19
Leviticus 19 is a key chapter in the Hebrew Bible that outlines the “Holiness Code,” emphasizing ethical conduct, social justice, and love of neighbor as central to Israel’s covenantal life.
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B.
Deuteronomy 11:13–21
Deuteronomy 11:13–21 is a biblical passage from the Shema that emphasizes love and obedience to God, reward and punishment, and the command to place God’s words on one’s heart, home, and as a sign on the hand and between the eyes.
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C.
Exodus 20:1–17
Exodus 20:1–17 is the Old Testament passage that records the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
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D.
Leviticus 23:23–25
Leviticus 23:23–25 is a passage in the Hebrew Bible that institutes the sacred day later known as Rosh Hashanah, prescribing a memorial proclaimed with trumpet blasts and a cessation of regular work.
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E.
Exodus 13:16
Exodus 13:16 is a biblical verse in the Book of Exodus that serves as one of the scriptural sources for the Jewish commandment of wearing tefillin.
- 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: Leviticus 18:5 Target entity description: Leviticus 18:5 is a biblical verse in the Book of Leviticus that, in Jewish law, is interpreted as a key textual basis for the principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments (pikuach nefesh).
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A.
Leviticus 19
Leviticus 19 is a key chapter in the Hebrew Bible that outlines the “Holiness Code,” emphasizing ethical conduct, social justice, and love of neighbor as central to Israel’s covenantal life.
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B.
Deuteronomy 11:13–21
Deuteronomy 11:13–21 is a biblical passage from the Shema that emphasizes love and obedience to God, reward and punishment, and the command to place God’s words on one’s heart, home, and as a sign on the hand and between the eyes.
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C.
Exodus 20:1–17
Exodus 20:1–17 is the Old Testament passage that records the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
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D.
Leviticus 23:23–25
Leviticus 23:23–25 is a passage in the Hebrew Bible that institutes the sacred day later known as Rosh Hashanah, prescribing a memorial proclaimed with trumpet blasts and a cessation of regular work.
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E.
Exodus 13:16
Exodus 13:16 is a biblical verse in the Book of Exodus that serves as one of the scriptural sources for the Jewish commandment of wearing tefillin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible verse
ⓘ
verse in the Book of Leviticus ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Israelites
ⓘ
surface form:
the Israelites
|
| appliedIn |
Jewish ethics
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish bioethics
halakhic discussions of Sabbath desecration to save life ⓘ halakhic discussions of fasting exemptions for the ill ⓘ halakhic discussions of medical treatment on holidays ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
divine commandments as source of life
ⓘ
halakha ⓘ pikuach nefesh ⓘ |
| book |
Book of Leviticus
ⓘ
surface form:
Leviticus
|
| canonicalStatus |
part of the Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
part of the Jewish biblical canon ⓘ |
| chapter | 18 ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Maimonides
ⓘ
Nachmanides (Ramban) ⓘ
surface form:
Nachmanides
Rabbinic sages ⓘ Rashi ⓘ medieval Jewish legal authorities ⓘ |
| citedIn |
Mishneh Torah
ⓘ
surface form:
Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Yesodei ha-Torah
Talmud Bavli ⓘ
surface form:
Talmud, Sanhedrin 74a
Yoma 85b ⓘ
surface form:
Talmud, Yoma 85b
|
| divineSpeaker | God ⓘ |
| englishRendering |
Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them (KJV-style translation)
ⓘ
You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them (ESV-style translation) ⓘ |
| genre | legal material ⓘ |
| hebrewKeyPhrase | אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה אֹתָם הָאָדָם וָחַי בָּהֶם ⓘ |
| hebrewOpeningWords | וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | indicating that commandments are to be lived by, not died for ⓘ |
| keyPhrase | “and live by them” ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Parashat Acharei Mot ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Leviticus
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Torah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | part of the Pentateuch ⓘ |
| sectionContext | sexual prohibitions and holiness code in Leviticus 18 ⓘ |
| testament |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| theme |
ethical and ritual commandments
ⓘ
observance of divine statutes and ordinances ⓘ promise of life for obedience ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor |
doctrine that preservation of human life overrides almost all commandments
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halakhic rule that commandments are given for life, not for death ⓘ principle of pikuach nefesh in Jewish law ⓘ |
| verseNumber | 5 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Leviticus 18:5 Description of subject: Leviticus 18:5 is a biblical verse in the Book of Leviticus that, in Jewish law, is interpreted as a key textual basis for the principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments (pikuach nefesh).
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