Bein haMetzarim
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Bein haMetzarim is a Jewish mourning period in midsummer commemorating the calamities and destruction associated with the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bein HaMetzarim | 1 |
| Bein ha-Metzarim | 1 |
| Bein haMetzarim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3252006 — 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: Bein haMetzarim Context triple: [Three Weeks, alsoKnownAs, Bein haMetzarim]
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A.
Vehi She’amda
Vehi She’amda is a central passage in the Passover Haggadah that praises God’s ongoing protection of the Jewish people throughout history despite repeated persecutions.
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B.
Sarei HaMeah
Sarei HaMeah is a significant Hebrew work by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon that profiles and analyzes one hundred prominent rabbinic figures.
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C.
Boneh Yerushalayim
Boneh Yerushalayim is the third blessing in the Jewish Grace After Meals, focusing on the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the restoration of the Temple.
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D.
Har HaZeitim
Har HaZeitim is the Hebrew name for the Mount of Olives, a historically and religiously significant ridge east of Jerusalem central to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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E.
Lo Zeh Ha-Derekh
Lo Zeh Ha-Derekh is a seminal Hebrew essay by Ahad Ha'am that critiques political Zionism and advocates for a cultural and spiritual renaissance as the foundation of Jewish national revival.
- 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: Bein haMetzarim Target entity description: Bein haMetzarim is a Jewish mourning period in midsummer commemorating the calamities and destruction associated with the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.
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A.
Vehi She’amda
Vehi She’amda is a central passage in the Passover Haggadah that praises God’s ongoing protection of the Jewish people throughout history despite repeated persecutions.
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B.
Sarei HaMeah
Sarei HaMeah is a significant Hebrew work by Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon that profiles and analyzes one hundred prominent rabbinic figures.
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C.
Boneh Yerushalayim
Boneh Yerushalayim is the third blessing in the Jewish Grace After Meals, focusing on the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the restoration of the Temple.
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D.
Har HaZeitim
Har HaZeitim is the Hebrew name for the Mount of Olives, a historically and religiously significant ridge east of Jerusalem central to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
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E.
Lo Zeh Ha-Derekh
Lo Zeh Ha-Derekh is a seminal Hebrew essay by Ahad Ha'am that critiques political Zionism and advocates for a cultural and spiritual renaissance as the foundation of Jewish national revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mourning period
ⓘ
period of mourning in Judaism ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bein haMetzarim
ⓘ
surface form:
Bein HaMetzarim
The Three Weeks of Mourning ⓘ Three Weeks ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category | Jewish fast days and mourning periods ⓘ |
| commemorates |
calamities that befell the Jewish people
ⓘ
destruction of the First Temple ⓘ destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | central period of Jewish historical memory ⓘ |
| duration | three weeks ⓘ |
| endEvent |
Tisha BAv
ⓘ
surface form:
Tisha B’Av
|
| focus |
Jewish suffering through history
ⓘ
Temple destruction ⓘ |
| groomingRestriction | customary avoidance of haircuts and shaving ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | period with customary restrictions ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | בין המצרים ⓘ |
| includes |
Nine Days
ⓘ
week of Tisha B’Av ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| linkedFastDay |
Seventeenth of Tammuz
ⓘ
Tisha BAv ⓘ
surface form:
Tisha B’Av
|
| liturgicalColor | somber ⓘ |
| marriageRestriction | customary avoidance of weddings ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | between the straits ⓘ |
| musicRestriction | customary avoidance of live music ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Conservative Judaism
ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative Jews
Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
surface form:
Orthodox Jews
religious Jews ⓘ some other Jewish communities ⓘ |
| practice |
fasting on Tisha B’Av
ⓘ
fasting on the Seventeenth of Tammuz ⓘ mourning customs ⓘ recitation of kinot on Tisha B’Av ⓘ refraining from haircuts ⓘ refraining from music ⓘ refraining from weddings ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalAllusion |
Lamentations
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surface form:
Book of Lamentations 1:3
|
| season | summer ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Seventeenth of Tammuz
ⓘ
surface form:
Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz
|
| theologicalTheme |
exile and destruction
ⓘ
hope for redemption ⓘ national Jewish mourning ⓘ |
| timeInHebrewCalendar | 17 Tammuz to 9 Av ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Bein haMetzarim Description of subject: Bein haMetzarim is a Jewish mourning period in midsummer commemorating the calamities and destruction associated with the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bein ha-Metzarim
this entity surface form:
Bein HaMetzarim