Joseph Gikatilla
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Joseph Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author whose works, such as "Ginnat Egoz" and "Sha'arei Orah," systematized and popularized mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine names.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Gikatilla canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158698 — 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: Joseph Gikatilla Context triple: [Kabbalah, associatedWithFigure, Joseph Gikatilla]
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Olara Otunnu
Olara Otunnu is a Ugandan diplomat, lawyer, and human rights advocate known for his work on behalf of war-affected children and his leadership roles at the United Nations.
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B.
Luceal Guterres
Luceal Guterres is the wife of António Guterres, the Portuguese politician and diplomat serving as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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C.
Charles Malik
Charles Malik was a Lebanese philosopher, diplomat, and statesman who played a leading role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and later served as president of the UN General Assembly.
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D.
Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in 1961.
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E.
Nggela Pile
Nggela Pile is one of the principal islands in the Florida Islands group of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
- 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: Joseph Gikatilla Target entity description: Joseph Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author whose works, such as "Ginnat Egoz" and "Sha'arei Orah," systematized and popularized mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine names.
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A.
Olara Otunnu
Olara Otunnu is a Ugandan diplomat, lawyer, and human rights advocate known for his work on behalf of war-affected children and his leadership roles at the United Nations.
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B.
Luceal Guterres
Luceal Guterres is the wife of António Guterres, the Portuguese politician and diplomat serving as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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C.
Charles Malik
Charles Malik was a Lebanese philosopher, diplomat, and statesman who played a leading role in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and later served as president of the UN General Assembly.
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D.
Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in 1961.
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E.
Nggela Pile
Nggela Pile is one of the principal islands in the Florida Islands group of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystic
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Kabbalist ⓘ author ⓘ medieval Spanish Jew ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Castile
ⓘ
Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Medinaceli ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| deathPlace | Spain ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Sephardi Jews
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surface form:
Sephardi Jew
|
| fieldOfWork |
Biblical exegesis
ⓘ
Jewish mysticism ⓘ Kabbalistic theosophy ⓘ theology of divine names ⓘ |
| genre |
Kabbalistic treatise
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mystical commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Isaac Luria
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Moshe Cordovero ⓘ early modern Kabbalistic tradition ⓘ later Spanish Kabbalists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abraham Abulafia
ⓘ
Bahir ⓘ Sefer Yetzirah ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Kabbalah ⓘ |
| name |
Joseph Gikatilla
self-link
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Yosef Gikatilla ⓘ Yosef Gikatilla ⓘ
surface form:
Yosef ben Abraham Gikatilla
|
| notableIdea |
integration of philosophical and mystical concepts
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symbolic interpretation of divine names ⓘ systematic exposition of the Sefirot ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ginnat Egoz
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Hassagot al Sefer Yetzirah ⓘ Sha'arei Orah ⓘ Sha'arei Tzedek ⓘ Sod ha-Nahash ⓘ |
| occupation |
Kabbalist
ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ rabbi ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| tradition |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardic Kabbalah
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| workFocus |
esoteric meaning of the divine names
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mystical interpretation of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ structure and functions of the Sefirot ⓘ |
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Subject: Joseph Gikatilla Description of subject: Joseph Gikatilla was a prominent 13th-century Spanish Kabbalist and author whose works, such as "Ginnat Egoz" and "Sha'arei Orah," systematized and popularized mystical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine names.
Referenced by (11)
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