Arba Turim
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Arba Turim is a seminal 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and codifies halakhic rulings into four major sections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arba Turim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7292482 — 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: Arba Turim Context triple: [The Turim, alsoKnownAs, Arba Turim]
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Arbaeen
Arbaeen is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, commemorated by one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages.
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Tura
Tura is a prominent town in the Indian state of Meghalaya, serving as a major administrative, cultural, and economic center in the Garo Hills region.
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C.
Tura
Tura is a district in southern Cairo, Egypt, historically known for its limestone quarries used in ancient Egyptian monuments.
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Tašrītu
Tašrītu is an alternative transliteration of the Akkadian month name Tashritu, associated with the beginning of the year in the ancient Mesopotamian calendar.
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E.
Karlaplan
Karlaplan is a prominent circular plaza and park with a central fountain in the Östermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden.
- 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: Arba Turim Target entity description: Arba Turim is a seminal 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and codifies halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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A.
Arbaeen
Arbaeen is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, commemorated by one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages.
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B.
Tura
Tura is a prominent town in the Indian state of Meghalaya, serving as a major administrative, cultural, and economic center in the Garo Hills region.
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C.
Tura
Tura is a district in southern Cairo, Egypt, historically known for its limestone quarries used in ancient Egyptian monuments.
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D.
Tašrītu
Tašrītu is an alternative transliteration of the Akkadian month name Tashritu, associated with the beginning of the year in the ancient Mesopotamian calendar.
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E.
Karlaplan
Karlaplan is a prominent circular plaza and park with a central fountain in the Östermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal code
ⓘ
halakhic work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arba'ah Turim
ⓘ
linked to:
Arba’ah Turim
Tur ⓘ |
| author |
Jacob ben Asher
ⓘ
Rabbi Jacob ben Asher ⓘ
linked to:
Yaakov ben Asher
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| basedOn |
Geonic rulings
ⓘ
Rishonim rulings ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| ChoshenMishpatCovers |
civil law
ⓘ
judicial procedure ⓘ monetary law ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
| era | Medieval Jewish law ⓘ |
| EvenHaEzerCovers |
divorce law
ⓘ
marriage law ⓘ |
| genre | Code of law ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Choshen Mishpat
ⓘ
Even Ha’ezer ⓘ Orach Chayim ⓘ Yoreh De’ah ⓘ
linked to:
Tur Yoreh De’ah
|
| influenced |
Later halakhic codifiers
ⓘ
Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | High priest’s breastplate with four rows of stones ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Halakhic scholars
ⓘ
Rabbis ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Foundational code in post-Talmudic halakha ⓘ |
| methodology | Systematic organization of halakhic rulings ⓘ |
| notableCommentary |
Bayit Chadash (Bach) by Rabbi Yoel Sirkis
ⓘ
Beit Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Karo ⓘ Darkei Moshe by Rabbi Moshe Isserles ⓘ
linked to:
Darkhei Moshe
Perishah and Derishah by Rabbi Yehoshua Falk ⓘ
linked to:
Derishah u-Perishah
|
| numberOfParts | 4 ⓘ |
| OrachChayimCovers |
Shabbat laws
ⓘ
daily laws ⓘ festival laws ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | Precursor to Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| religiousLawSystem | Halakha ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | Organized into four major sections ⓘ |
| subject |
Halakha
ⓘ
Jewish law ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Four Rows ⓘ |
| YorehDeahCovers |
dietary laws
ⓘ
other ritual prohibitions ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ |
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Subject: Arba Turim Description of subject: Arba Turim is a seminal 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and codifies halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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