Yehuda ben Ilai
E500034
Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage, a leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, and one of the most frequently cited rabbis in the Mishnah and Talmud.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yehuda ben Ilai canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5177885 — 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: Yehuda ben Ilai Context triple: [Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai, name, Yehuda ben Ilai]
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A.
Yehuda
Yehuda is a Hebrew given name traditionally associated with the biblical tribe of Judah and commonly used in Jewish communities.
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B.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
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C.
Or Yehuda
Or Yehuda is a city in central Israel, located in the Tel Aviv District and functioning largely as a residential suburb of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.
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D.
Yigal Shiloh
Yigal Shiloh was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his influential excavations in Jerusalem and his contributions to the study of ancient Israelite urbanism and material culture.
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E.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
- 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: Yehuda ben Ilai Target entity description: Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage, a leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, and one of the most frequently cited rabbis in the Mishnah and Talmud.
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A.
Yehuda
Yehuda is a Hebrew given name traditionally associated with the biblical tribe of Judah and commonly used in Jewish communities.
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B.
Ehud
Ehud is a biblical judge and deliverer of Israel known for assassinating the Moabite king Eglon in the Book of Judges.
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C.
Or Yehuda
Or Yehuda is a city in central Israel, located in the Tel Aviv District and functioning largely as a residential suburb of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.
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D.
Yigal Shiloh
Yigal Shiloh was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his influential excavations in Jerusalem and his contributions to the study of ancient Israelite urbanism and material culture.
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E.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish sage
ⓘ
Mishnaic sage ⓘ Tanna ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Galilee
ⓘ
Usha ⓘ |
| burialPlace | near Ein Zeitim (tradition) ⓘ |
| century | 2nd century ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| era |
after Bar Kokhba revolt
ⓘ
post-Second Temple period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
|
| father | Ilai ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ Jewish ethics ⓘ Jewish law ⓘ |
| frequencyOfCitation | one of the most frequently cited tannaim in the Mishnah ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | his opinions often accepted as normative halakha ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggadic teachings
ⓘ
ethical teachings ⓘ halakhic rulings ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSchool | school of Rabbi Akiva ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Talmud Bavli ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ Tosefta ⓘ |
| name |
Rabbi Judah
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Judah bar Ilai ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Judah ben Ilai ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
|
| occupation |
Torah scholar
ⓘ
halakhic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| rabbinicGeneration | fourth generation of tannaim ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInSanhedrin | leading sage of his generation ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Rabbi Akiva
ⓘ
Rabbi Tarfon ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Rabbi Elazar ben Shammua
ⓘ
linked to:
Eleazar ben Shammua
Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel II ⓘ
linked to:
Shimon ben Gamliel II
Rabbi Yehuda Nesi’ah (Judah the Prince) ⓘ
linked to:
Judah ha-Nasi
Rabbi Yose ben Halafta ⓘ |
| tradition | Tannaitic ⓘ |
| viewOnPiety | advocated humility and modest living ⓘ |
| viewOnWork | emphasized the dignity of labor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yehuda ben Ilai Description of subject: Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage, a leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, and one of the most frequently cited rabbis in the Mishnah and Talmud.
Referenced by (2)
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