Sifre Devarim
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Sifre Devarim is a tannaitic midrash halakha on the biblical book of Deuteronomy, offering early rabbinic legal interpretation and exegesis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sifre Devarim canonical | 3 |
| Sifre on Deuteronomy | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T879391 — 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: Sifre Devarim Context triple: [Midrash halakha, corpusIncludes, Sifre Devarim]
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A.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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B.
Priestly code
The Priestly code is a body of biblical law and ritual instruction, primarily found in the Torah, that emphasizes priestly duties, sacrificial regulations, and holiness practices within ancient Israelite religion.
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C.
Ditat Deus
Ditat Deus is the Latin state motto of Arizona, meaning "God enriches" or "God gives wealth."
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D.
Lipa Yahalom
Lipa Yahalom is an Israeli landscape architect known for co-designing major commemorative and public spaces, including the Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem.
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E.
Lo Zeh Ha-Derekh
Lo Zeh Ha-Derekh is a seminal Hebrew essay by Ahad Ha'am that critiques political Zionism and advocates for a cultural and spiritual renaissance as the foundation of Jewish national revival.
- 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: Sifre Devarim Target entity description: Sifre Devarim is a tannaitic midrash halakha on the biblical book of Deuteronomy, offering early rabbinic legal interpretation and exegesis.
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A.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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B.
Priestly code
The Priestly code is a body of biblical law and ritual instruction, primarily found in the Torah, that emphasizes priestly duties, sacrificial regulations, and holiness practices within ancient Israelite religion.
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C.
Ditat Deus
Ditat Deus is the Latin state motto of Arizona, meaning "God enriches" or "God gives wealth."
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D.
Lipa Yahalom
Lipa Yahalom is an Israeli landscape architect known for co-designing major commemorative and public spaces, including the Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem.
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E.
Lo Zeh Ha-Derekh
Lo Zeh Ha-Derekh is a seminal Hebrew essay by Ahad Ha'am that critiques political Zionism and advocates for a cultural and spiritual renaissance as the foundation of Jewish national revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal commentary
ⓘ
midrash halakha ⓘ rabbinic text ⓘ tannaitic midrash ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mishnah
ⓘ
surface form:
Oral Torah
Tannaim ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ |
| biblicalSection | Torah ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish legal exegesis
ⓘ
classical rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer Devarim
|
| covers |
civil law in Deuteronomy
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commandments in Deuteronomy ⓘ ethical teachings in Deuteronomy ⓘ ritual law in Deuteronomy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
early rabbinic exegesis
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halakha ⓘ legal interpretation of Deuteronomy ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic midrash ⓘ |
| hasPart |
biblical commentary
ⓘ
legal exegesis ⓘ |
| historicalStratum | early rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
later halakhic literature
ⓘ
medieval Jewish commentators ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| method |
legal exegesis of scriptural verses
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midrashic interpretation ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of halakhic midrashim ⓘ |
| period | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Eretz HaKodesh
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surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| relatedWork |
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael
ⓘ
Sifra ⓘ Sifre Bamidbar ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | halakha ⓘ |
| scripturalBookCommented |
Book of Deuteronomy
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surface form:
Deuteronomy
|
| scripturalCanon | Tanakh ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Talmudic commentators
ⓘ
rabbinic scholars ⓘ |
| subject |
interpretation of biblical law
ⓘ
rabbinic hermeneutics ⓘ |
| textType | expository commentary ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| transmittedAs | part of the midrashic tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
halakhic study
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yeshiva curriculum ⓘ |
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Subject: Sifre Devarim Description of subject: Sifre Devarim is a tannaitic midrash halakha on the biblical book of Deuteronomy, offering early rabbinic legal interpretation and exegesis.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sifre on Deuteronomy
this entity surface form:
Sifre on Deuteronomy
this entity surface form:
Sifre on Deuteronomy