mezuzah
E3233
A mezuzah is a small parchment scroll inscribed with Hebrew verses from the Torah, traditionally placed in a decorative case and affixed to the doorposts of Jewish homes as a sign of faith and divine protection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| mezuzah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35358 — 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: mezuzah Context triple: [Judaism, usesRitualObject, mezuzah]
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A.
Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum is a prominent New York City institution dedicated to exploring Jewish art, culture, and history through its collections and exhibitions.
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B.
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."
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C.
Giza
Giza is an Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile, famous for the Giza Plateau where the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx are located.
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D.
Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, built by the Roman emperor Augustus around 15 BCE and now prominently displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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E.
Kimigayo
Kimigayo is the national anthem of Japan, known for its extremely short length and lyrics derived from a Heian-period waka poem expressing wishes for the emperor’s enduring reign.
- 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: mezuzah Target entity description: A mezuzah is a small parchment scroll inscribed with Hebrew verses from the Torah, traditionally placed in a decorative case and affixed to the doorposts of Jewish homes as a sign of faith and divine protection.
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A.
Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
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B.
Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
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C.
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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D.
Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum is a prominent New York City institution dedicated to exploring Jewish art, culture, and history through its collections and exhibitions.
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E.
Kashrut
Kashrut is the body of Jewish dietary laws that governs which foods are permitted, how they must be prepared, and how they may be consumed according to religious tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual object
ⓘ
religious symbol ⓘ |
| containsText |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 11:13–21
Deuteronomy 6:4–9 ⓘ Shema Yisrael ⓘ |
| containsTextFrom | Torah ⓘ |
| hasCaseMaterial |
ceramic
ⓘ
glass ⓘ metal ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| hasCustom | touching and kissing fingers ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Hebrew word for doorpost ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionOnBack | Shaddai ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatusIn |
Conservative Judaism
ⓘ
Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | parchment scroll ⓘ |
| isAffixedTo |
doorposts
ⓘ
entrances of Jewish homes ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Jewish home identity
ⓘ
mitzvah of dwelling ⓘ |
| isAttachedWith |
adhesive
ⓘ
nails ⓘ screws ⓘ |
| isCommandedIn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Deuteronomy 11:20
Deuteronomy 6:9 ⓘ |
| isInspected | periodically for damage ⓘ |
| isNotRequiredFor | temporary booths ⓘ |
| isObservedBy | Jews ⓘ |
| isPlacedIn | decorative case ⓘ |
| isPlacedOn | right side of the doorpost ⓘ |
| isPositioned |
slightly slanted
ⓘ
upper third of the doorpost ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Jewish home rituals
ⓘ
Shema Yisrael ⓘ
surface form:
Shema
tefillin ⓘ |
| isRequiredFor | permanent dwellings ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Jewish law (halakha) ⓘ |
| isUsedBy |
many Reform Jews
ⓘ
many secular Jews as cultural symbol ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | Judaism ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | qualified scribe ⓘ |
| mustBe |
handwritten
ⓘ
written on kosher parchment ⓘ written with special ink ⓘ |
| requiresRole | sofer ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Jewish faith
ⓘ
divine protection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: mezuzah Description of subject: A mezuzah is a small parchment scroll inscribed with Hebrew verses from the Torah, traditionally placed in a decorative case and affixed to the doorposts of Jewish homes as a sign of faith and divine protection.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.