Shevuot
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Shevuot is a Talmudic tractate that primarily deals with the laws of oaths, false testimony, and related legal obligations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shevuot canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shevuot Context triple: [Seder Nezikin, includesTractate, Shevuot]
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A.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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B.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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C.
Torat HaOlah
Torat HaOlah is a major philosophical and halakhic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that explores the symbolism and deeper meanings of the Temple sacrifices and related rituals.
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D.
Torat HaBayit
Torat HaBayit is a halachic work by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chofetz Chaim), focusing on practical Jewish law for the Jewish home and daily life.
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E.
Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
- 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: Shevuot Target entity description: Shevuot is a Talmudic tractate that primarily deals with the laws of oaths, false testimony, and related legal obligations.
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A.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
-
B.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
-
C.
Torat HaOlah
Torat HaOlah is a major philosophical and halakhic work by Rabbi Moshe Isserles that explores the symbolism and deeper meanings of the Temple sacrifices and related rituals.
-
D.
Torat HaBayit
Torat HaBayit is a halachic work by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chofetz Chaim), focusing on practical Jewish law for the Jewish home and daily life.
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E.
Mishneh LaMelech
Mishneh LaMelech is a classic rabbinic commentary by Rabbi Yehudah Rosanes that provides analytical elucidation and halachic discussion on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Talmudic tractate ⓘ |
| canonicalContext |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
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| discusses |
Temple‑related oaths and impurities
ⓘ
atonement for false oaths ⓘ defilement of sacred foods ⓘ doubtful impurity in public and private domains ⓘ entry into the Temple in a state of impurity ⓘ oaths of denial of a claim ⓘ oaths of deposit (shevuat ha‑pikadon) ⓘ oaths of testimony (shevuat ha‑edut) ⓘ oaths regarding property claims ⓘ oaths taken in court ⓘ partial admissions and oaths ⓘ rabbinic versus biblical oaths ⓘ sacrifices for transgressing oaths ⓘ the formula and wording of oaths ⓘ the liability of litigants who swear falsely ⓘ the liability of witnesses who swear falsely ⓘ unintentional versus intentional oaths ⓘ various categories of ritual impurity ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Shevuos
ⓘ
linked to:
Shavuot
Shevuot (tractate) ⓘ Shevuoth ⓘ
linked to:
Shavuot
|
| hasCommentaryBy |
Maharsha
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Rambam (Maimonides) Mishnah commentary ⓘ
linked to:
Commentary on the Mishnah
Rambam (Maimonides) Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Shevuot ⓘ
linked to:
Mishneh Torah
Ran ⓘ Rashi ⓘ Ritva ⓘ Tosafot ⓘ
linked to:
Baalei Tosafot
|
| hasGenre | halakhic literature ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChapters | 8 (Mishnah) ⓘ |
| hasStructure | organized into chapters and mishnayot ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
Jewish civil law
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Jewish ritual law ⓘ |
| partOf | Order Nezikin ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
false testimony
ⓘ
laws of oaths ⓘ legal obligations related to oaths ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
oath (shevuah)
ⓘ
ritual impurity (tumah) ⓘ testimony (edut) ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
tractate Bava Kamma
ⓘ
linked to:
Bava Kamma
tractate Makkot ⓘ tractate Sanhedrin ⓘ
linked to:
Sanhedrin
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshiva curriculum ⓘ |
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