Sanctuary (Heichal)
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Sanctuary (Heichal) is the inner sacred hall of the ancient Jewish Temple, housing key holy furnishings and serving as the primary site of priestly service before the Holy of Holies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanctuary (Heichal) canonical | 1 |
| היכל | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11147136 — 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: Sanctuary (Heichal) Context triple: [Middot, describes, Sanctuary (Heichal)]
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A.
Sha'ar HaRachamim
Sha'ar HaRachamim is the eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, historically associated with messianic and eschatological traditions in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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B.
Shaar Avodat Elokim
Shaar Avodat Elokim is a section of the medieval Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that focuses on the principles and inner dimensions of serving God.
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C.
Shaar Ahavat Hashem
Shaar Ahavat Hashem is a section of the classic Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that focuses on cultivating and deepening love of God.
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D.
Shaar HaYichud
Shaar HaYichud is a central section of the medieval Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that systematically explores the principles of God’s unity and the foundations of monotheistic belief.
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E.
Kapel-Avezaath
Kapel-Avezaath is a small village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, situated near the town of Tiel in the Betuwe region.
- 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: Sanctuary (Heichal) Target entity description: Sanctuary (Heichal) is the inner sacred hall of the ancient Jewish Temple, housing key holy furnishings and serving as the primary site of priestly service before the Holy of Holies.
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A.
Sha'ar HaRachamim
Sha'ar HaRachamim is the eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, historically associated with messianic and eschatological traditions in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
-
B.
Shaar Avodat Elokim
Shaar Avodat Elokim is a section of the medieval Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that focuses on the principles and inner dimensions of serving God.
-
C.
Shaar Ahavat Hashem
Shaar Ahavat Hashem is a section of the classic Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that focuses on cultivating and deepening love of God.
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D.
Shaar HaYichud
Shaar HaYichud is a central section of the medieval Jewish ethical work Chovot HaLevavot that systematically explores the principles of God’s unity and the foundations of monotheistic belief.
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E.
Kapel-Avezaath
Kapel-Avezaath is a small village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, situated near the town of Tiel in the Betuwe region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of the Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
religious building area ⓘ sacred space in Judaism ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo | priests ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature | rectangular hall ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
arrangement of the showbread
ⓘ
daily incense offering ⓘ lighting of the Menorah ⓘ |
| builtBy |
King Solomon (First Temple context)
ⓘ
linked to:
King Solomon
|
| contains |
Altar of Incense
ⓘ
Golden Lampstand (Menorah) ⓘ
linked to:
Menorah
Table of the Showbread ⓘ
linked to:
Table of the Shewbread
holy vessels ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Chronicles
ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Chronicles
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Kings ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Kings
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Mishnah ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Babylonians
ⓘ
Romans ⓘ |
| destroyedIn |
586 BCE
ⓘ
70 CE ⓘ |
| faces | east ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasEntranceFrom | Temple courtyard ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName |
היכל
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanctuary (Heichal)
|
| hasStatusInHalakha | area with special purity laws ⓘ |
| holinessLevel |
less holy than the Holy of Holies
ⓘ
more holy than the Temple courtyard ⓘ |
| isCentralTo | Temple ritual system ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Holy of Holies ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| isLocatedInReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| isLocatedOn | Temple Mount ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
First Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
First Temple in Jerusalem
Second Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Second Temple in Jerusalem
Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| isPositioned | between the Temple courtyard and the Holy of Holies ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Ulam (Temple porch) ⓘ |
| isSeparatedFrom | Holy of Holies ⓘ |
| isSeparatedFromBy | veil ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalReferenceIn | Jewish prayer ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | site of daily priestly service ⓘ |
| rebuiltDuring |
Second Temple period
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Temple Judaism
|
| requiresForEntry | ritual purity ⓘ |
| symbolizes | dwelling place of the Divine presence ⓘ |
| usedBy | priests (Kohanim) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanctuary (Heichal) Description of subject: Sanctuary (Heichal) is the inner sacred hall of the ancient Jewish Temple, housing key holy furnishings and serving as the primary site of priestly service before the Holy of Holies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sanctuary (Heichal)