Yom Kippur
E4528
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yom Kippur canonical | 54 |
| Day of Atonement | 14 |
| day of atonement (yom kippurim) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T30444 — 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: Yom Kippur Context triple: [Jews, hasMajorHoliday, Yom Kippur]
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A.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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B.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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C.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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D.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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E.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
- 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: Yom Kippur Target entity description: Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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A.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
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B.
Shabbat
Shabbat is the Jewish weekly day of rest and spiritual renewal, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening with prayer, festive meals, and abstention from work.
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C.
Good Friday
Good Friday is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
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D.
Easter
Easter is the principal Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed with religious services and various cultural traditions worldwide.
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E.
Pentecost
Pentecost is a major Christian feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, often regarded as the "birthday" of the Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday
ⓘ
fast day ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yom Kippur
ⓘ
surface form:
Day of Atonement
|
| associatedWith |
the Book of Life
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Life
divine judgment ⓘ |
| biblicalSource |
Book of Leviticus
ⓘ
surface form:
Leviticus 16
Leviticus 23:26–32 ⓘ Numbers 29:7–11 ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category | High Holy Day ⓘ |
| centralPrayerService |
Kol Nidre
ⓘ
Mincha ⓘ Musaf ⓘ Neilah ⓘ Shacharit ⓘ |
| dateRule | 10 Tishrei ⓘ |
| describedAs | holiest day in the Jewish calendar ⓘ |
| endTime | nightfall on 10 Tishrei ⓘ |
| fastDuration | approximately 25 hours ⓘ |
| fastingRequired | yes ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| greeting |
Gmar Chatima Tova
ⓘ
Have an easy fast ⓘ Tzom Kal ⓘ |
| includesConfessional |
Al Chet
ⓘ
Vidui ⓘ |
| liturgicalBookUsed | Machzor ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| modernPractice |
charity and good deeds emphasized
ⓘ
extended synagogue services ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jews ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Tishrei ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Rosh Hashanah ⓘ |
| partOfPeriod | Ten Days of Repentance ⓘ |
| primaryThemes |
atonement
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ reflection ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| prohibits |
anointing with lotions or perfumes
ⓘ
bathing and washing for pleasure ⓘ eating and drinking ⓘ marital relations ⓘ wearing leather shoes ⓘ |
| purpose |
atonement for sins
ⓘ
seeking forgiveness from God ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| startTime | sunset on 9 Tishrei ⓘ |
| templeRitual |
High Priest service in Holy of Holies
ⓘ
scapegoat ceremony ⓘ |
| workProhibited | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yom Kippur Description of subject: Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
Referenced by (69)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Day of Atonement
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Day of Atonement
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Day of Atonement
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Day of Atonement
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Day of Atonement
this entity surface form:
day of atonement (yom kippurim)
this entity surface form:
Day of Atonement
this entity surface form:
Day of Atonement
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Day of Atonement
this entity surface form:
Day of Atonement
this entity surface form:
Day of Atonement
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Day of Atonement