Tohorot
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Tohorot is a tractate of the Mishnah that deals with the complex laws of ritual purity and impurity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tohorot canonical | 3 |
| Order of Tohorot | 1 |
| Tahorot | 1 |
| tractate Zavim | 1 |
| טהרות | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10816904 — 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: Tohorot Context triple: [Seder Tohorot, hasTractate, Tohorot]
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A.
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, better known in English as the Dung Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, located near the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter.
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B.
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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C.
Hatzerim
Hatzerim is a kibbutz in Israel’s Negev desert, known for its nearby Israeli Air Force base and the Israel Air Force Museum.
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D.
Sha'arei Orah
Sha'arei Orah is a seminal Kabbalistic work that systematically explains the divine names and sefirot within Jewish mysticism.
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E.
Tevot
Tevot is a large-scale orchestral work by contemporary British composer Thomas Adès, noted for its dense textures, complex rhythms, and cosmic, journey-like structure.
- 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: Tohorot Target entity description: Tohorot is a tractate of the Mishnah that deals with the complex laws of ritual purity and impurity.
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A.
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, better known in English as the Dung Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, located near the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter.
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B.
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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C.
Hatzerim
Hatzerim is a kibbutz in Israel’s Negev desert, known for its nearby Israeli Air Force base and the Israel Air Force Museum.
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D.
Sha'arei Orah
Sha'arei Orah is a seminal Kabbalistic work that systematically explains the divine names and sefirot within Jewish mysticism.
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E.
Tevot
Tevot is a large-scale orchestral work by contemporary British composer Thomas Adès, noted for its dense textures, complex rhythms, and cosmic, journey-like structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal text
ⓘ
tractate of the Mishnah ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pharisaic and rabbinic purity traditions ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the six orders of the Mishnah ⓘ |
| concerns |
laws of taharah (purity)
ⓘ
laws of tumah (impurity) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
impurity of hands
ⓘ
rabbinic decrees about impurity ⓘ |
| hasTalmudBavli | no complete Babylonian Talmud ⓘ |
| hasTalmudYerushalmi | partial Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Second Temple rabbinic period ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Halakha ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ritual impurity
ⓘ
ritual purity ⓘ |
| orderInMishnah |
sixth order (Seder Tohorot)
ⓘ
linked to:
Seder Tohorot
|
| partOf |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Seder Tohorot ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
medieval Mishnah manuscripts
ⓘ
standard printed editions of the Mishnah ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
degrees of impurity
ⓘ
food and vessel impurity ⓘ klei kodesh (holy vessels) ⓘ mikveh (ritual bath) ⓘ
linked to:
mikvaot (ritual baths)
|
| relatedWork | other tractates in Seder Tohorot ⓘ |
| religiousLawSystem |
rabbinic Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbinic Judaism
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | organized into chapters and mishnayot ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
rabbinical seminaries
ⓘ
yeshivot ⓘ |
| textType | tannaitic literature ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deriving halakhic rulings on purity
ⓘ
theoretical study of Temple-era laws ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Tohorot Description of subject: Tohorot is a tractate of the Mishnah that deals with the complex laws of ritual purity and impurity.
Referenced by (7)
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