Chad Gadya
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Chad Gadya is a cumulative Aramaic song traditionally sung at the end of the Passover Seder, using a chain of whimsical images to convey deeper moral and theological themes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chad Gadya canonical | 1 |
| Echad Mi Yodea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2024776 — 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: Chad Gadya Context triple: [Haggadah, includesSection, Chad Gadya]
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A.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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B.
Sholom Aleichem
Sholom Aleichem was a seminal Yiddish author and playwright, best known for his humorous and poignant stories of Eastern European Jewish life, including the Tevye the Dairyman tales that inspired "Fiddler on the Roof."
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C.
Aleinu
Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
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D.
Shir Shel Yom
Shir Shel Yom is the daily Psalm recited in Jewish prayer services, with a specific psalm designated for each day of the week.
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E.
Shalom Aleichem
Shalom Aleichem is a traditional Jewish liturgical song sung on Friday night to welcome the Shabbat and the accompanying ministering angels.
- 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: Chad Gadya Target entity description: Chad Gadya is a cumulative Aramaic song traditionally sung at the end of the Passover Seder, using a chain of whimsical images to convey deeper moral and theological themes.
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A.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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B.
Sholom Aleichem
Sholom Aleichem was a seminal Yiddish author and playwright, best known for his humorous and poignant stories of Eastern European Jewish life, including the Tevye the Dairyman tales that inspired "Fiddler on the Roof."
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C.
Aleinu
Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
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D.
Shir Shel Yom
Shir Shel Yom is the daily Psalm recited in Jewish prayer services, with a specific psalm designated for each day of the week.
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E.
Shalom Aleichem
Shalom Aleichem is a traditional Jewish liturgical song sung on Friday night to welcome the Shabbat and the accompanying ministering angels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aramaic song
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Passover song ⓘ cumulative song ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Haggadah ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashkenazi tradition
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Sephardi tradition ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
educational song
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ritual song ⓘ |
| genre |
cumulative tale
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liturgical music ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Grim Reaper
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surface form:
Angel of Death
Holy One ⓘ
surface form:
Holy One, blessed be He
cat ⓘ dog ⓘ fire ⓘ kid goat ⓘ ox ⓘ slaughterer ⓘ stick ⓘ water ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
allegory of Jewish history
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allegory of divine retribution ⓘ parable about power and vulnerability ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
each verse adds a new element to the previous ones
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has many variant melodies in different Jewish communities ⓘ often sung to traditional melodies ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine justice
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historical suffering of the Jewish people ⓘ moral themes ⓘ redemption ⓘ theological themes ⓘ |
| language | Aramaic ⓘ |
| partOf | Passover Seder ⓘ |
| performedAt | end of the Passover Seder ⓘ |
| performedDuring | Passover ⓘ |
| refrain | Chad gadya, chad gadya ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | chain of whimsical images ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cycle of violence
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ultimate triumph of God ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
families ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | One little goat ⓘ |
| usedFor |
conveying religious ideas through narrative
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keeping children awake at the Seder ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
cumulative structure
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repetition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chad Gadya Description of subject: Chad Gadya is a cumulative Aramaic song traditionally sung at the end of the Passover Seder, using a chain of whimsical images to convey deeper moral and theological themes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.