Rabbi Elazar Azikri
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Rabbi Elazar Azikri was a 16th-century Safed kabbalist and rabbi best known as the author of the mystical work "Sefer Haredim" and the devotional poem "Yedid Nefesh."
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| Rabbi Elazar Azikri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Rabbi Elazar Azikri Context triple: [Old Cemetery of Safed, hasGraveOf, Rabbi Elazar Azikri]
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Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi and halachic authority, best known as the head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem and for his influential Torah scholarship.
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B.
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage, the son and close scholarly partner of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, known for his legal acumen and contributions to rabbinic literature.
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C.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.
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D.
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
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Meir Zarchi
Meir Zarchi is an Israeli-American filmmaker best known for writing and directing the controversial 1978 exploitation horror film "I Spit on Your Grave."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rabbi Elazar Azikri Target entity description: Rabbi Elazar Azikri was a 16th-century Safed kabbalist and rabbi best known as the author of the mystical work "Sefer Haredim" and the devotional poem "Yedid Nefesh."
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A.
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul
Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul was a prominent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi and halachic authority, best known as the head of the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem and for his influential Torah scholarship.
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B.
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage, the son and close scholarly partner of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, known for his legal acumen and contributions to rabbinic literature.
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C.
Rabbi Akiva Eiger
Rabbi Akiva Eiger was a preeminent 18th–19th century Ashkenazi rabbi and Talmudic scholar, renowned for his incisive halachic responsa and commentaries that became central to later rabbinic study.
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D.
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
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E.
Meir Zarchi
Meir Zarchi is an Israeli-American filmmaker best known for writing and directing the controversial 1978 exploitation horror film "I Spit on Your Grave."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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kabbalist ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Safed Kabbalistic circle
NERFINISHED
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mystical pietism ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| era |
early modern Kabbalah
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post-medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| familyName | Azikri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
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Jewish ethics ⓘ Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish law
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Kabbalistic literature ⓘ devotional poetry ⓘ ethics ⓘ |
| givenName | Elazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish liturgical poetry
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later Kabbalists ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalUseOfWork |
Yedid Nefesh is recited in some Jewish communities on Shabbat
NERFINISHED
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Yedid Nefesh is used as a devotional hymn in various prayer customs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Kabbalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
composition of the poem Yedid Nefesh
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emphasis on inner devotion and fear of Heaven ⓘ systematizing commandments by bodily organs in Sefer Haredim ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sefer Haredim
NERFINISHED
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Yedid Nefesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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poet ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Ottoman Palestine
NERFINISHED
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Safed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| tradition | Sephardi Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSubject |
commandments in the Torah
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love of God ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ |
| workTitle |
Sefer Haredim
NERFINISHED
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Yedid Nefesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType |
devotional poem
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halakhic-ethical treatise ⓘ |
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Subject: Rabbi Elazar Azikri Description of subject: Rabbi Elazar Azikri was a 16th-century Safed kabbalist and rabbi best known as the author of the mystical work "Sefer Haredim" and the devotional poem "Yedid Nefesh."
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