Sefer Nezikin
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Sefer Nezikin is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies Jewish civil and criminal law, particularly damages, theft, and judicial procedure.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nezikin in the Talmud | 1 |
| Sefer Kinyan | 1 |
| Sefer Nezikin canonical | 1 |
| ספר נזיקין | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269650 — 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 Nezikin Context triple: [Mishneh Torah, includesSection, Sefer Nezikin]
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A.
Sefer Taharah
Sefer Taharah is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the Jewish laws of ritual purity and impurity.
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B.
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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C.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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D.
Sefer Kedushah
Sefer Kedushah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to sexual conduct, forbidden relationships, and dietary prohibitions, emphasizing holiness in personal behavior.
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E.
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.
- 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 Nezikin Target entity description: Sefer Nezikin is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies Jewish civil and criminal law, particularly damages, theft, and judicial procedure.
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A.
Sefer Taharah
Sefer Taharah is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the Jewish laws of ritual purity and impurity.
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B.
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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C.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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D.
Sefer Kedushah
Sefer Kedushah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to sexual conduct, forbidden relationships, and dietary prohibitions, emphasizing holiness in personal behavior.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic code
ⓘ
section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematically codify Jewish civil and criminal law ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
ⓘ
Maimonides ⓘ
surface form:
Moses ben Maimon
|
| basedOn |
Geonic responsa
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Talmud Bavli ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi ⓘ |
| canonicalWithin | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| codifies | talmudic tractate Nezikin material ⓘ |
| composedIn |
12th century
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civil law
ⓘ
court procedure ⓘ criminal law ⓘ damages ⓘ judges ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ robbery ⓘ sanctions ⓘ testimony ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hilchot Chovel uMazik
ⓘ
Hilchot Edut ⓘ Hilchot Geneivah ⓘ Hilchot Gezeilah ⓘ Hilchot Zechiyah uMatanah ⓘ
surface form:
Hilchot Mechirah
Hilchot Nachalot ⓘ Hilchot Nizkei Mamon ⓘ Hilchot Rotzeach uShemirat Nefesh ⓘ Hilchot Sanhedrin ⓘ Hilchot Shecheinim ⓘ Hilchot Shluchin veShutafin ⓘ Hilchot To'en veNit'an ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Jewish law ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Seder Nezikin
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surface form:
order Nezikin of the Mishnah
|
| partOf | Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | fourteen books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | authoritative halakhic work ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| titleInHebrew |
Sefer Nezikin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ספר נזיקין
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| usedFor |
halakhic decision-making
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rabbinic study ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sefer Kinyan
this entity surface form:
Nezikin in the Talmud
this entity surface form:
ספר נזיקין