Sefer ha-Agron
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Sefer ha-Agron is an early Hebrew lexicographical work, traditionally attributed to Saadia Gaon, that organizes Hebrew words for use in poetry and linguistic study.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sefer ha-Agron canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4455444 — 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: Sefer ha-Agron Context triple: [Agron, alsoKnownAs, Sefer ha-Agron]
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A.
Sefer ha-Rimon
Sefer ha-Rimon is a Jewish mystical and ethical work by the 13th-century Kabbalist Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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B.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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C.
Yad ha-Chazakah
Yad ha-Chazakah is a monumental 12th-century legal code by Maimonides that systematically organizes and clarifies all areas of Jewish law.
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D.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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E.
Sefer Nezikin
Sefer Nezikin is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies Jewish civil and criminal law, particularly damages, theft, and judicial procedure.
- 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: Sefer ha-Agron Target entity description: Sefer ha-Agron is an early Hebrew lexicographical work, traditionally attributed to Saadia Gaon, that organizes Hebrew words for use in poetry and linguistic study.
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A.
Sefer ha-Rimon
Sefer ha-Rimon is a Jewish mystical and ethical work by the 13th-century Kabbalist Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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B.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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C.
Yad ha-Chazakah
Yad ha-Chazakah is a monumental 12th-century legal code by Maimonides that systematically organizes and clarifies all areas of Jewish law.
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D.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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E.
Sefer Nezikin
Sefer Nezikin is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies Jewish civil and criminal law, particularly damages, theft, and judicial procedure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew lexicographical work
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Jewish linguistic text ⓘ medieval Hebrew dictionary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Babylonian Jewry
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linked to:
Medieval Babylonian Jewry
Geonic period ⓘ Hebrew piyyut ⓘ |
| author | Saadia Gaon ⓘ |
| feature |
facilitates rhyme and meter
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organization by word beginnings ⓘ organization by word endings ⓘ |
| field |
Hebrew philology
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Jewish studies ⓘ |
| genre |
dictionary
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lexicon ⓘ poetic thesaurus ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Gaon of Sura ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Agron
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Sefer ha-Agron ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early milestone in Hebrew lexicography
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evidence for early medieval Hebrew poetic practice ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Hebrew lexicography
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medieval Hebrew poets ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hebrew lexicography
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Hebrew linguistics ⓘ Hebrew poetry ⓘ Hebrew vocabulary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest Hebrew dictionaries
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systematic arrangement of Hebrew vocabulary ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid to Hebrew poets
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tool for composing Hebrew poetry ⓘ tool for linguistic study ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Saadia Gaon’s grammatical writings
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linked to:
Saadia Gaon’s biblical commentaries
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| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure |
arranged for poetic use
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organized lists of Hebrew words ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 10th century ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Saadia Gaon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hebrew poets
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students of Hebrew language ⓘ |
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