Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar)
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Shimon bar Yochai is a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar, a foundational work of Jewish mysticism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar) Context triple: [Kabbalah, associatedWithFigure, Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar)]
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Maimonides
Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
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Kabbalah
Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that explores the hidden, spiritual dimensions of God, the universe, and the Torah through symbolic and esoteric teachings.
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Ahad Ha'am
Ahad Ha'am was a leading Jewish thinker and essayist who shaped cultural Zionism by emphasizing the creation of a spiritual and cultural center in the Land of Israel rather than immediate political statehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar) Target entity description: Shimon bar Yochai is a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar, a foundational work of Jewish mysticism.
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A.
Maimonides
Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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B.
Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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C.
Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
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D.
Kabbalah
Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that explores the hidden, spiritual dimensions of God, the universe, and the Torah through symbolic and esoteric teachings.
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E.
Ahad Ha'am
Ahad Ha'am was a leading Jewish thinker and essayist who shaped cultural Zionism by emphasizing the creation of a spiritual and cultural center in the Land of Israel rather than immediate political statehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystic
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Tannaitic sage ⓘ historical figure ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Jewish–Roman wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Bar Kokhba revolt
|
| associatedFestival | Lag BaOmer ⓘ |
| associatedLegend | thirteen years in a cave GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | sod (mystical level of Torah interpretation) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Galilee
ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
Mount Meron ⓘ
surface form:
Meron
|
| associatedWork | Zohar ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Mount Meron
ⓘ
surface form:
Meron
|
| child |
Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon
ⓘ
surface form:
Eleazar ben Shimon
|
| commemoration | Lag BaOmer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| era | Mishnaic period ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
Jewish law
ⓘ
Jewish mysticism ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | development of Kabbalistic tradition ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Rabbi
ⓘ
Rashbi ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish mystical thought
ⓘ
later Kabbalists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | Tannaim ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Midrash
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ |
| name |
Shimon bar Yochai
ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Rashbi ⓘ Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mystical teachings
ⓘ
teachings in the Mishnah and Talmud ⓘ traditional authorship of the Zohar ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Rabbi Akiva
ⓘ
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Rabbi Eleazar ben Shimon ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| traditionallyRegardedAs | author of the Zohar ⓘ |
| traditionalStatus |
saintly figure
ⓘ
tzaddik ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Judaism ⓘ |
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Subject: Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar) Description of subject: Shimon bar Yochai is a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar, a foundational work of Jewish mysticism.
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