Ha-Toe‘eh be-darkhei ha-ḥayyim
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Ha-Toe‘eh be-darkhei ha-ḥayyim is a Hebrew novel by Peretz Smolenskin that explores themes of Jewish identity, modernity, and the challenges of religious and cultural change in 19th-century Eastern European Jewish life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ha-Toe‘eh be-darkhei ha-ḥayyim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10343606 — 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: Ha-Toe‘eh be-darkhei ha-ḥayyim Context triple: [Peretz Smolenskin, notableWork, Ha-Toe‘eh be-darkhei ha-ḥayyim]
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A.
חיים
חיים is a common Hebrew given name meaning "life," frequently used in Jewish communities worldwide.
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B.
Essence of Life
"Essence of Life" is a song from Jenny Lewis’s 2023 album *Joy’All*, blending her characteristic indie-folk songwriting with reflective, emotionally rich lyrics.
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C.
חיים סגפניים
חיים סגפניים הם אורח חיים דתי או רוחני המאופיין בהימנעות מתענוגות חומריים, צניעות קיצונית ומשמעת עצמית נוקשה.
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D.
Kol Hayaty
Kol Hayaty is a popular Arabic pop song by Egyptian singer Amr Diab, known for its romantic theme and catchy melody.
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E.
Pikuach nefesh
Pikuach nefesh is the Jewish legal and ethical principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments.
- 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: Ha-Toe‘eh be-darkhei ha-ḥayyim Target entity description: Ha-Toe‘eh be-darkhei ha-ḥayyim is a Hebrew novel by Peretz Smolenskin that explores themes of Jewish identity, modernity, and the challenges of religious and cultural change in 19th-century Eastern European Jewish life.
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A.
חיים
חיים is a common Hebrew given name meaning "life," frequently used in Jewish communities worldwide.
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B.
Essence of Life
"Essence of Life" is a song from Jenny Lewis’s 2023 album *Joy’All*, blending her characteristic indie-folk songwriting with reflective, emotionally rich lyrics.
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C.
חיים סגפניים
חיים סגפניים הם אורח חיים דתי או רוחני המאופיין בהימנעות מתענוגות חומריים, צניעות קיצונית ומשמעת עצמית נוקשה.
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D.
Kol Hayaty
Kol Hayaty is a popular Arabic pop song by Egyptian singer Amr Diab, known for its romantic theme and catchy melody.
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E.
Pikuach nefesh
Pikuach nefesh is the Jewish legal and ethical principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious commandments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew novel
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novel ⓘ |
| addresses |
problems of modernization in Jewish life
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relationship between individual and community ⓘ role of religion in modern society ⓘ |
| author | Peretz Smolenskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Ashkenazi Jewry
NERFINISHED
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Haskalah debates about reform and tradition ⓘ |
| explores |
assimilation
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crisis of faith ⓘ emancipation ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ tension between secular education and religious observance ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish literature
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realist novel ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance |
early example of modern Hebrew novel
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important work of the Jewish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Jewish communal life
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identity crisis ⓘ religious leadership ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Hebrew Haskalah literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Jewish identity
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conflict between tradition and modernity ⓘ cultural change ⓘ modernity ⓘ religious change ⓘ |
| movement | Haskalah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageScript | Hebrew alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
19th-century Eastern Europe
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Eastern European Jewish communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Hebrew-reading Jewish intelligentsia ⓘ |
| workOf | Peretz Smolenskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ha-Toe‘eh be-darkhei ha-ḥayyim Description of subject: Ha-Toe‘eh be-darkhei ha-ḥayyim is a Hebrew novel by Peretz Smolenskin that explores themes of Jewish identity, modernity, and the challenges of religious and cultural change in 19th-century Eastern European Jewish life.
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