Demai
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Demai is a tractate of the Mishnah in Seder Zeraim that deals with agricultural produce of uncertain tithing status and the related laws of separating tithes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Demai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10736346 — 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: Demai Context triple: [Seder Zeraim, hasTractate, Demai]
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A.
Emar
Emar was an ancient Near Eastern city on the Euphrates River, known as a significant Late Bronze Age administrative and cultural center whose rich cuneiform archives have illuminated Hittite and Syrian history.
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B.
Deran
Deran is a masculine given name used in various cultures, sometimes as a variant of names like Darren or Doran.
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C.
Dahegam
Dahegam is a town in the Indian state of Gujarat known for its local commerce and role as a regional hub within the Gandhinagar area.
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D.
Ngmayem
Ngmayem is a traditional harvest festival celebrated by the Ga-Adangbe people of Ghana to give thanks for a successful millet harvest and honor their ancestors.
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E.
Merkheuli
Merkheuli is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia, historically notable as the birthplace of Soviet security chief Lavrentiy Beria.
- 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: Demai Target entity description: Demai is a tractate of the Mishnah in Seder Zeraim that deals with agricultural produce of uncertain tithing status and the related laws of separating tithes.
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A.
Emar
Emar was an ancient Near Eastern city on the Euphrates River, known as a significant Late Bronze Age administrative and cultural center whose rich cuneiform archives have illuminated Hittite and Syrian history.
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B.
Deran
Deran is a masculine given name used in various cultures, sometimes as a variant of names like Darren or Doran.
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C.
Dahegam
Dahegam is a town in the Indian state of Gujarat known for its local commerce and role as a regional hub within the Gandhinagar area.
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D.
Ngmayem
Ngmayem is a traditional harvest festival celebrated by the Ga-Adangbe people of Ghana to give thanks for a successful millet harvest and honor their ancestors.
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E.
Merkheuli
Merkheuli is a village in Abkhazia, Georgia, historically notable as the birthplace of Soviet security chief Lavrentiy Beria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mishnah tractate
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Talmudic text ⓘ |
| addresses |
credibility of different social groups regarding tithes
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eating demai in different locations ⓘ mixtures of tithed and untithed produce ⓘ oaths and declarations related to tithes ⓘ sale and transfer of demai produce ⓘ status of produce dedicated for sacred use ⓘ status of produce given to the poor ⓘ tithing obligations for gifts and hospitality ⓘ tithing obligations for prepared foods ⓘ tithing obligations for produce taken on journeys ⓘ when one must re‑tithe produce bought from non‑scrupulous people ⓘ which tithes are presumed not to have been taken ⓘ which tithes are presumed to have been taken ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
am haaretz
NERFINISHED
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chaver ⓘ demai produce ⓘ maaser ani ⓘ maaser rishon ⓘ maaser sheni ⓘ terumah gedolah ⓘ tithing obligations in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Mishnah canon ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Rambam (Maimonides)
NERFINISHED
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Shulchan Aruch commentaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
laws of separating tithes
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obligations of buyers and sellers regarding tithes ⓘ produce of uncertain tithing status ⓘ rabbinic safeguards for tithing ⓘ status of produce purchased from the am haaretz ⓘ |
| geographicScope | primarily Land of Israel ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | rabbinic ordinance ⓘ |
| hasCommentary |
Jerusalem Talmud
NERFINISHED
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medieval rabbinic commentaries ⓘ modern rabbinic commentaries ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard editions of the Mishnah ⓘ |
| influenced | later halakhic codes on tithing ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
Jewish agricultural law
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Jewish ritual law ⓘ |
| partOf | Seder Zeraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect tithes due to priests, Levites, and the poor
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to regulate consumption of produce of doubtful tithing ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | rabbinic academies ⓘ |
| textualForm | oral law codified in writing ⓘ |
| timePeriodComposed | Tannaitic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Demai Description of subject: Demai is a tractate of the Mishnah in Seder Zeraim that deals with agricultural produce of uncertain tithing status and the related laws of separating tithes.
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