Selichot
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Selichot are Jewish penitential prayers and liturgical poems recited especially in the period leading up to the High Holy Days to seek forgiveness and divine mercy.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selichot canonical | 12 |
| Selichot prayers | 2 |
| Selichot (supplicatory prayers) | 1 |
| Selichot service | 1 |
| Tefillah (prayer) | 1 |
| Vidui (confessional prayers) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T519498 — 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: Selichot Context triple: [Siddur, usedFor, Selichot]
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A.
Kol Nidre
Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
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B.
Siddur
The Siddur is the traditional Jewish prayer book containing the set order of daily, Shabbat, and holiday prayers used in Jewish worship.
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C.
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah is the ten-day period in the Jewish calendar, from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, devoted to intensified repentance, prayer, and self-improvement.
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D.
Kaddish
"Kaddish" is a landmark long poem by Beat Generation writer Allen Ginsberg, renowned for its raw, elegiac meditation on his mother, mortality, and Jewish identity.
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E.
Machzor
Machzor is a special Jewish prayer book containing the liturgy for major holidays, particularly the High Holy Days such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
- 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: Selichot Target entity description: Selichot are Jewish penitential prayers and liturgical poems recited especially in the period leading up to the High Holy Days to seek forgiveness and divine mercy.
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A.
Kol Nidre
Kol Nidre is a solemn Aramaic declaration recited at the onset of Yom Kippur that focuses on the annulment of personal vows and sets the tone for the day’s introspection and repentance.
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B.
Siddur
The Siddur is the traditional Jewish prayer book containing the set order of daily, Shabbat, and holiday prayers used in Jewish worship.
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C.
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah is the ten-day period in the Jewish calendar, from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, devoted to intensified repentance, prayer, and self-improvement.
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D.
Kaddish
"Kaddish" is a landmark long poem by Beat Generation writer Allen Ginsberg, renowned for its raw, elegiac meditation on his mother, mortality, and Jewish identity.
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E.
Machzor
Machzor is a special Jewish prayer book containing the liturgy for major holidays, particularly the High Holy Days such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish liturgical poem
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Jewish prayer ⓘ penitential prayer ⓘ piyyut ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aseret Yemei Teshuvah
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surface form:
Aseret Yemei Teshuva
High Holy Days ⓘ Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Ten Days of Repentance ⓘ Yom Kippur ⓘ Yom Kippur Katan ⓘ fast days ⓘ period of repentance ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
God’s attributes of mercy
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confession of sins ⓘ covenant ⓘ divine compassion ⓘ teshuva ⓘ |
| contains |
Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
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biblical verses ⓘ confessional prayers ⓘ piyyutim ⓘ supplicatory prayers ⓘ |
| earliestKnownUsage | Geonic period ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus |
custom
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minhag ⓘ |
| hasVersionIn |
Nusach Ashkenaz
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surface form:
Ashkenazi tradition
Italian rite ⓘ Mizrahi tradition ⓘ Sephardi tradition ⓘ Yemenite tradition ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | medieval Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
penitence
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supplication ⓘ |
| musicalAspect |
cantorial chants
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special melodies ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
seeking divine mercy
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seeking forgiveness ⓘ |
| recitationPractice |
communal prayer
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often with minyan ⓘ sometimes recited individually ⓘ synagogue service ⓘ |
| recitationTime |
early morning
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late night ⓘ period before Rosh Hashanah ⓘ pre‑dawn ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Tachanun
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Vidui ⓘ Yom Kippur prayers ⓘ
surface form:
Yom Kippur service
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| variesBy |
Jewish community
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rite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Selichot Description of subject: Selichot are Jewish penitential prayers and liturgical poems recited especially in the period leading up to the High Holy Days to seek forgiveness and divine mercy.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Selichot prayers
this entity surface form:
Vidui (confessional prayers)
this entity surface form:
Selichot prayers
this entity surface form:
Tefillah (prayer)
this entity surface form:
Selichot service