Sefer Zemanim
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Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hilchot Kiddush HaChodesh | 1 |
| Hilchot Ta’aniyot | 1 |
| Hilchot Temidin uMusafin | 1 |
| Sefer Haflaah | 1 |
| Sefer Nashim | 1 |
| Sefer Zemanim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269642 — 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: Sefer Zemanim Context triple: [Mishneh Torah, includesSection, Sefer Zemanim]
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A.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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B.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
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C.
Sefer ha-Rimon
Sefer ha-Rimon is a Jewish mystical and ethical work by the 13th-century Kabbalist Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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D.
Sefer Etz Chaim
Sefer Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically presents the doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah.
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E.
Pardes Rimonim
Pardes Rimonim is a foundational 16th-century Kabbalistic work by Moshe Cordovero that systematically organizes and explains earlier mystical teachings.
- 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: Sefer Zemanim Target entity description: Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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A.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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B.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
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C.
Sefer ha-Rimon
Sefer ha-Rimon is a Jewish mystical and ethical work by the 13th-century Kabbalist Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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D.
Sefer Etz Chaim
Sefer Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically presents the doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah.
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E.
Pardes Rimonim
Pardes Rimonim is a foundational 16th-century Kabbalistic work by Moshe Cordovero that systematically organizes and explains earlier mystical teachings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic work
ⓘ
section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Book of Seasons ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
ⓘ
Maimonides ⓘ
surface form:
Moses Maimonides
|
| basedOn |
Geonic responsa
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ
surface form:
Talmud Bavli
Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | central work in halakhic literature ⓘ |
| compiledIn |
12th century
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
| compiler |
Maimonides
ⓘ
surface form:
Moses Maimonides
|
| focusesOn |
Jewish ritual law
ⓘ
Shabbat laws ⓘ fast day laws ⓘ festival laws ⓘ time-bound commandments ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic code ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Shulchan Aruch
ⓘ
later halakhic codes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hilchot Chametz uMatzah
ⓘ
Tractate Eruvin ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Eruvin
Sefer Zemanim self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Kiddush HaChodesh
Seder Moed ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Megillah vChanukah
Seder Moed ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Shabbat
Hilchot Shekalim ⓘ Hilchot Shevitat Asor ⓘ Seder Moed ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Shofar Sukkah vLulav
Sefer Zemanim self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Ta’aniyot
Seder Moed ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Yom Tov
|
| intendedAudience | Jewish communities ⓘ |
| intendedUse | practical legal guide ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | fourteen books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| religiousLawSystem | Halakha ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structureType | organized by thematic halakhic topics ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
laws of Chanukah
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laws of Megillah reading ⓘ laws of Passover ⓘ laws of Rosh Hashanah shofar blowing ⓘ laws of Sabbath observance ⓘ laws of Sukkot ⓘ laws of Yom Kippur ⓘ laws of festivals ⓘ laws of public fasts ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Second Temple period practices
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post-Talmudic Jewish law ⓘ |
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Subject: Sefer Zemanim Description of subject: Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sefer Nashim
this entity surface form:
Sefer Haflaah
this entity surface form:
Hilchot Kiddush HaChodesh
this entity surface form:
Hilchot Ta’aniyot
this entity surface form:
Hilchot Temidin uMusafin