Shemini means eighth
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Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday that directly follows the seven-day festival of Sukkot and marks a distinct, solemn conclusion to the High Holy Day season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shemini means eighth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2045375 — 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: Shemini means eighth Context triple: [Shemini Atzeret, nameComponent, Shemini means eighth]
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A.
Counting of the Omer
Counting of the Omer is a Jewish ritual of daily counting over the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot, marking spiritual preparation for receiving the Torah.
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B.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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C.
Rosh HaMemshala
Rosh HaMemshala is the Hebrew term for the Prime Minister of Israel, denoting the head of the Israeli government.
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D.
Malchuyot
Malchuyot is the section of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy that focuses on proclaiming God’s kingship and sovereignty over the world.
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E.
Malchi-shua
Malchi-shua was one of King Saul’s sons, a Hebrew prince mentioned in the Bible who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
- 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: Shemini means eighth Target entity description: Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday that directly follows the seven-day festival of Sukkot and marks a distinct, solemn conclusion to the High Holy Day season.
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A.
Counting of the Omer
Counting of the Omer is a Jewish ritual of daily counting over the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot, marking spiritual preparation for receiving the Torah.
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B.
Yamim Noraim
Yamim Noraim refers to the Jewish High Holy Days period encompassing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, marked by intense prayer, reflection, and repentance.
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C.
Rosh HaMemshala
Rosh HaMemshala is the Hebrew term for the Prime Minister of Israel, denoting the head of the Israeli government.
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D.
Malchuyot
Malchuyot is the section of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy that focuses on proclaiming God’s kingship and sovereignty over the world.
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E.
Malchi-shua
Malchi-shua was one of King Saul’s sons, a Hebrew prince mentioned in the Bible who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Jewish holiday ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | assembly before God at the end of the festival season ⓘ |
| associatedWith | end of Sukkot pilgrimage period ⓘ |
| category | Biblical Jewish holiday ⓘ |
| character | solemn ⓘ |
| dateSystem | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| durationInDiaspora | 2 days (with second day commonly associated with Simchat Torah) ⓘ |
| durationInIsrael | 1 day ⓘ |
| follows | Sukkot ⓘ |
| followsDirectly | seven-day festival of Sukkot ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | separate festival from Sukkot ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Shemini Atzeret
ⓘ
surface form:
Shemini Atzeres
Shemini Atzeret ⓘ
surface form:
Shmini Atzeret
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| hasComponent |
Tefillat Geshem (prayer for rain) in many rites
ⓘ
Yizkor memorial prayer (in many communities) ⓘ special Amidah and Musaf prayers ⓘ |
| hasHolidayType | Yom Tov ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | eighth day of assembly ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| hasScripturalSource |
Leviticus 23
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surface form:
Leviticus 23:36
Numbers 29:35 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | conclusion of the High Holy Day season ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Tishrei festivals ⓘ |
| liturgicalTheme | prayer for rain ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 1 ⓘ |
| observanceRegion |
Diaspora
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jews ⓘ |
| occursAfter |
Hoshana Rabbah
ⓘ
surface form:
seventh day of Sukkot (Hoshana Rabbah)
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| occursInHebrewMonth | Tishrei ⓘ |
| partOf |
High Holy Days
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish High Holy Day season
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| precedes |
Simchat Torah
ⓘ
surface form:
Simchat Torah (in many communities)
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| prohibits | melacha (certain forms of work), similar to Shabbat and Yom Tov ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Simchat Torah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shemini means eighth Description of subject: Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday that directly follows the seven-day festival of Sukkot and marks a distinct, solemn conclusion to the High Holy Day season.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.