Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
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Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai | 4 |
| Rabbi Yehuda | 2 |
| R. Yehuda | 1 |
| Rabbi Judah | 1 |
| Rabbi Judah ben Ilai | 1 |
| Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T888289 — 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.
Target entity: Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai Context triple: [Shimon bar Yochai, studentOf, Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai]
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Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage, the son and close scholarly partner of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, known for his legal acumen and contributions to rabbinic literature.
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Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva was a leading 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and martyr, renowned as one of the greatest Talmudic scholars and a foundational figure in the development of rabbinic Judaism.
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Shimon bar Yochai
Shimon bar Yochai was a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar and a central figure in Kabbalistic tradition.
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E.
Exilarch David ben Zakkai
Exilarch David ben Zakkai was a 10th-century leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia who headed the exilarchate and played a central role in the religious and political life of the diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai Target entity description: Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
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A.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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B.
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage, the son and close scholarly partner of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, known for his legal acumen and contributions to rabbinic literature.
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C.
Rabbi Akiva
Rabbi Akiva was a leading 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and martyr, renowned as one of the greatest Talmudic scholars and a foundational figure in the development of rabbinic Judaism.
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D.
Shimon bar Yochai
Shimon bar Yochai was a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar and a central figure in Kabbalistic tradition.
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E.
Exilarch David ben Zakkai
Exilarch David ben Zakkai was a 10th-century leader of the Jewish community in Babylonia who headed the exilarchate and played a central role in the religious and political life of the diaspora.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Halakhic authority
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Jewish sage ⓘ Rabbi ⓘ Tanna ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Judah
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Judah ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yehuda
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai
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| areaOfActivity |
Eretz HaKodesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
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| areaOfExpertise |
Civil law (Nezikin)
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Ritual purity laws ⓘ Sabbath laws ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Galilee
ⓘ
Usha ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| category |
Mishnaic sages
ⓘ
Tannaim ⓘ |
| citedAs |
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
R. Yehuda
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Yehuda
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| contemporaryOf |
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
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surface form:
Rabbi Elazar ben Shammua
Rabbi Meir ⓘ Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Rabbi Yose ben Halafta ⓘ |
| father | Ilai ⓘ |
| field |
Aggadah
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ |
| generation | Second generation of Tannaim ⓘ |
| influenced |
Halakhic codifiers
ⓘ
Amoraim ⓘ
surface form:
Later Amoraim
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| knownFor |
Extensive halakhic teachings
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Frequent citation in the Mishnah ⓘ Frequent citation in the Talmud ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Mishnaic Hebrew
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| legalStatusInTalmud | Halakha often follows his opinion ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Talmud
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ
surface form:
Jerusalem Talmud
Mishnah ⓘ Tosefta ⓘ |
| name | Yehuda ben Ilai ⓘ |
| nationality | Jewish ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInSanhedrin | Leading halakhic decisor among his contemporaries ⓘ |
| sourceType | Tannaitic traditions ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Rabbi Akiva
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Rabbi Tarfon ⓘ |
| teacher |
Rabbi Akiva
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Rabbi Tarfon ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
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Subject: Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai Description of subject: Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
Referenced by (10)
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