Tachanun
E328031
Tachanun is a Jewish penitential prayer recited on weekdays that expresses supplication, confession, and a plea for divine mercy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tachanun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3099275 — 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: Tachanun Context triple: [Selichot, relatedConcept, Tachanun]
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A.
Amidah
Amidah is the central Jewish standing prayer, recited silently and aloud in daily services as a core element of traditional worship.
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B.
Avinu Malkeinu
Avinu Malkeinu is a central Jewish High Holy Day prayer, especially associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in which worshippers repeatedly address God as “Our Father, Our King” to seek mercy, forgiveness, and compassion.
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C.
Kaddish
"Kaddish" is a landmark long poem by Beat Generation writer Allen Ginsberg, renowned for its raw, elegiac meditation on his mother, mortality, and Jewish identity.
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D.
Kaddish
Kaddish is a central Jewish prayer, traditionally recited in Aramaic to magnify and sanctify God's name, often associated with mourning and the conclusion of sections of the liturgy.
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E.
Aleinu
Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
- 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: Tachanun Target entity description: Tachanun is a Jewish penitential prayer recited on weekdays that expresses supplication, confession, and a plea for divine mercy.
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A.
Amidah
Amidah is the central Jewish standing prayer, recited silently and aloud in daily services as a core element of traditional worship.
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B.
Avinu Malkeinu
Avinu Malkeinu is a central Jewish High Holy Day prayer, especially associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in which worshippers repeatedly address God as “Our Father, Our King” to seek mercy, forgiveness, and compassion.
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C.
Kaddish
"Kaddish" is a landmark long poem by Beat Generation writer Allen Ginsberg, renowned for its raw, elegiac meditation on his mother, mortality, and Jewish identity.
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D.
Kaddish
Kaddish is a central Jewish prayer, traditionally recited in Aramaic to magnify and sanctify God's name, often associated with mourning and the conclusion of sections of the liturgy.
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E.
Aleinu
Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
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penitential prayer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nefilat Apayim
ⓘ
Taḥanun ⓘ Taḥanunim ⓘ |
| associatedPosture |
leaning the head on the arm
ⓘ
sitting ⓘ |
| biblicalSource |
Exodus 34:6–7 (Thirteen Attributes of Mercy)
ⓘ
Psalms ⓘ |
| containsElement |
appeal to divine mercy
ⓘ
confession of sins ⓘ recitation of the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy in some rites ⓘ request for forgiveness ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
long form
ⓘ
short form ⓘ |
| hasVersionIn |
Ashkenazi rite
ⓘ
linked to:
Nusach Ashkenaz
Italian rite ⓘ Sephardi rite ⓘ
linked to:
Sephardi-Mizrahi prayer rite
Yemenite rite ⓘ
linked to:
Yemenite Jews
|
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| ledBy | prayer leader ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory |
penitential prayer
ⓘ
supplicatory prayer ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | daily prayer ⓘ |
| longFormRecitedOn |
Mondays
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Thursdays ⓘ |
| omittedOn |
Chanukah
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linked to:
Hanukkah
Jewish festivals ⓘ Purim ⓘ Rosh Chodesh ⓘ Shabbat ⓘ days of communal celebration or joy ⓘ the day before major Jewish festivals in many communities ⓘ |
| positionInService |
after Amidah
ⓘ
during Mincha ⓘ during Shacharit ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
confession
ⓘ
plea for divine mercy ⓘ supplication ⓘ |
| recitedBy |
congregation
ⓘ
individual worshippers ⓘ |
| recitedOn | weekdays ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
covenantal mercy
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divine compassion ⓘ human frailty ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| variesBy | Jewish rite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tachanun Description of subject: Tachanun is a Jewish penitential prayer recited on weekdays that expresses supplication, confession, and a plea for divine mercy.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.