Bahir
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Bahir is an early and influential mystical work of Jewish Kabbalah that explores esoteric interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bahir canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158678 — 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: Bahir Context triple: [Kabbalah, majorText, Bahir]
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A.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
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B.
Olosega
Olosega is a small volcanic island in the Manuʻa group of American Samoa, known for its dramatic cliffs, lush vegetation, and connection by bridge to the neighboring island of Ofu.
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C.
Chersina
Chersina is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae, best known for the South African species Chersina angulata, commonly called the angulate tortoise.
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D.
Fidra
Fidra is a small uninhabited island off the coast of East Lothian, Scotland, known for its lighthouse, seabird colonies, and as an inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson.
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E.
Gweru
Gweru is a central Zimbabwean city that serves as the capital of the Midlands Province and an important commercial and transportation hub.
- 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: Bahir Target entity description: Bahir is an early and influential mystical work of Jewish Kabbalah that explores esoteric interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
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A.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
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B.
Olosega
Olosega is a small volcanic island in the Manuʻa group of American Samoa, known for its dramatic cliffs, lush vegetation, and connection by bridge to the neighboring island of Ofu.
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C.
Chersina
Chersina is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae, best known for the South African species Chersina angulata, commonly called the angulate tortoise.
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D.
Fidra
Fidra is a small uninhabited island off the coast of East Lothian, Scotland, known for its lighthouse, seabird colonies, and as an inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson.
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E.
Gweru
Gweru is a central Zimbabwean city that serves as the capital of the Midlands Province and an important commercial and transportation hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystical work
ⓘ
Kabbalistic text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Provence
ⓘ
Southern France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
|
| associatedWith |
Ashkenazi Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashkenazi Hasidim
Ashkenazic Kabbalists ⓘ
surface form:
Hasidei Ashkenaz
|
| attributedTo | Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana ⓘ |
| conceptIntroduced |
cosmic tree imagery
ⓘ
mystical numerology ⓘ mystical understanding of the Sefirot ⓘ symbolism of letters ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| field |
Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
Kabbalah ⓘ |
| genre |
esoteric literature
ⓘ
mystical literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
aphorisms
ⓘ
collection of short passages ⓘ homilies ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
The Book of Brightness
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Brightness
Sefer HaBahir ⓘ
surface form:
Sefer ha-Bahir
|
| inCanonOf | Kabbalistic corpus ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish philosophical mysticism
ⓘ
Safed Kabbalah ⓘ
surface form:
Lurianic Kabbalah
Zohar ⓘ later Kabbalistic literature ⓘ medieval Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Sefirot
ⓘ
creation ⓘ divine emanations ⓘ esoteric interpretations of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ mystical exegesis ⓘ nature of God ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scriptureInterpreted |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Torah ⓘ |
| status | foundational Kabbalistic text ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
surface form:
Kabbalists
scholars of Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| usesForm |
midrashic style
ⓘ
parables ⓘ symbolic language ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bahir Description of subject: Bahir is an early and influential mystical work of Jewish Kabbalah that explores esoteric interpretations of the Hebrew Bible and divine emanations.
Referenced by (5)
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