Tractate Berakhot
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Tractate Berakhot is the opening tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud, primarily dealing with Jewish laws and discussions concerning prayer, blessings, and the Shema.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berakhot | 2 |
| Tractate Berakhot canonical | 1 |
| tractate Berakhot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13562904 — 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: Tractate Berakhot Context triple: [Tractate Eruvin, follows, Tractate Berakhot]
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A.
Tractate Shabbat
Tractate Shabbat is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that systematically discusses the laws and observance of the Jewish Sabbath, including prohibited labors and related practices.
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B.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
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C.
Tractate Beitzah
Tractate Beitzah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws and regulations of Yom Tov (Jewish festivals), particularly concerning permitted and prohibited forms of labor.
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D.
Tractate Chagigah
Tractate Chagigah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that discusses the laws of pilgrimage festivals and related sacrificial offerings.
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E.
Tractate Taanit
Tractate Taanit is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with public fasts, communal prayer, and responses to drought and other calamities.
- 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: Tractate Berakhot Target entity description: Tractate Berakhot is the opening tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud, primarily dealing with Jewish laws and discussions concerning prayer, blessings, and the Shema.
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A.
Tractate Shabbat
Tractate Shabbat is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that systematically discusses the laws and observance of the Jewish Sabbath, including prohibited labors and related practices.
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B.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
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C.
Tractate Beitzah
Tractate Beitzah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws and regulations of Yom Tov (Jewish festivals), particularly concerning permitted and prohibited forms of labor.
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D.
Tractate Chagigah
Tractate Chagigah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that discusses the laws of pilgrimage festivals and related sacrificial offerings.
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E.
Tractate Taanit
Tractate Taanit is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with public fasts, communal prayer, and responses to drought and other calamities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mishnaic tractate
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Talmudic tractate ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
daily worship
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relationship between man and God through prayer ⓘ |
| contains |
aggadic material
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first mishnah of the Mishnah ⓘ halakhic discussions ⓘ sugyot on miracles and blessings ⓘ sugyot on the formulation of the Amidah ⓘ sugyot on the nature of prayer ⓘ sugyot on the obligation of women in Shema ⓘ |
| discusses |
laws of Keriat Shema
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laws of bedtime Shema ⓘ laws of blessings of enjoyment ⓘ laws of blessings of praise and thanksgiving ⓘ laws of blessings over food ⓘ laws of blessings over mitzvot ⓘ laws of communal prayer ⓘ laws of grace after meals ⓘ laws of interruptions in Shema and prayer ⓘ laws of kavvanah in prayer ⓘ laws of prayer times ⓘ laws of synagogue conduct ⓘ laws of the Amidah ⓘ laws of the Shema ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Gemara Berakhot
NERFINISHED
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Mishnah Berakhot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Babylonian Talmud Berakhot
NERFINISHED
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Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| numberOfChaptersInMishnah | 9 ⓘ |
| orderInSederZeraim | 1 ⓘ |
| originallyCompiled | Land of Israel GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mishnah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seder Zeraim NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInMishnah | first tractate ⓘ |
| positionInTalmud | first tractate ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
Shema
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
blessings ⓘ prayer ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedBy | rabbinic scholars ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshivot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCompilation | Tannaitic era ⓘ |
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Subject: Tractate Berakhot Description of subject: Tractate Berakhot is the opening tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud, primarily dealing with Jewish laws and discussions concerning prayer, blessings, and the Shema.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
tractate Berakhot
this entity surface form:
Berakhot
this entity surface form:
Berakhot