Gate of Citation
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Gate of Citation is a key halachic work by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chofetz Chaim), serving as a detailed source-reference companion to his Mishnah Berurah commentary on the Shulchan Aruch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gate of Citation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6687047 — 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: Gate of Citation Context triple: [Shaar HaTziyun, titleMeaning, Gate of Citation]
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A.
The Gate of Humility
The Gate of Humility is a symbolic threshold representing the initial stage of modesty and self-effacement that one must pass through before progressing toward higher moral or spiritual virtues.
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B.
Gate of Felicity
The Gate of Felicity is the ceremonial inner gateway of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, marking the entrance to the sultan’s private and administrative quarters in the Ottoman imperial complex.
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C.
Fountain of Knowledge
Fountain of Knowledge is the popular nickname of Ekiti State in southwestern Nigeria, reflecting its reputation for high educational attainment and intellectualism.
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D.
Gate of All Lands
Gate of All Lands is the monumental entrance gateway at the ancient Persian ceremonial capital of Persepolis, built under Xerxes I as a symbol of the Achaemenid Empire’s power and diversity.
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E.
Gate of Salutation
The Gate of Salutation is the monumental second courtyard entrance of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, historically marking the threshold from the outer public areas to the more restricted inner precincts of the Ottoman imperial residence.
- 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: Gate of Citation Target entity description: Gate of Citation is a key halachic work by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chofetz Chaim), serving as a detailed source-reference companion to his Mishnah Berurah commentary on the Shulchan Aruch.
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A.
The Gate of Humility
The Gate of Humility is a symbolic threshold representing the initial stage of modesty and self-effacement that one must pass through before progressing toward higher moral or spiritual virtues.
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B.
Gate of Felicity
The Gate of Felicity is the ceremonial inner gateway of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, marking the entrance to the sultan’s private and administrative quarters in the Ottoman imperial complex.
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C.
Fountain of Knowledge
Fountain of Knowledge is the popular nickname of Ekiti State in southwestern Nigeria, reflecting its reputation for high educational attainment and intellectualism.
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D.
Gate of All Lands
Gate of All Lands is the monumental entrance gateway at the ancient Persian ceremonial capital of Persepolis, built under Xerxes I as a symbol of the Achaemenid Empire’s power and diversity.
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E.
Gate of Salutation
The Gate of Salutation is the monumental second courtyard entrance of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, historically marking the threshold from the outer public areas to the more restricted inner precincts of the Ottoman imperial residence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal text
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halachic work ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Chofetz Chaim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRabbi | Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Chofetz Chaim
NERFINISHED
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Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | corpus of works by the Chofetz Chaim ⓘ |
| focus |
citations to earlier halachic authorities
ⓘ
sources for halachic rulings ⓘ |
| function | detailed source-reference companion to Mishnah Berurah ⓘ |
| genre |
halachic reference work
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rabbinic commentary supplement ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
citation guide
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source index ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical halachic authorities ⓘ |
| influences | later study of Mishnah Berurah ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide precise sources for rulings in Mishnah Berurah ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mishnah Berurah
NERFINISHED
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Shulchan Aruch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Orthodox Judaism
NERFINISHED
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Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyUse |
tracing development of specific halachic rulings
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verifying halachic attributions in Mishnah Berurah ⓘ |
| subject |
Halacha
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Jewish law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th–early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
poskim
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students of Mishnah Berurah ⓘ |
| usedFor |
in-depth halachic study
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locating primary halachic sources ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gate of Citation Description of subject: Gate of Citation is a key halachic work by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chofetz Chaim), serving as a detailed source-reference companion to his Mishnah Berurah commentary on the Shulchan Aruch.
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