Mincha
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Mincha is the Jewish afternoon prayer service, recited daily and given special liturgical significance on fast days and festivals such as Yom Kippur.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mincha canonical | 4 |
| Mincha of Rosh Hashanah | 1 |
| Minchah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T202187 — 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: Mincha Context triple: [Yom Kippur, centralPrayerService, Mincha]
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A.
Shacharit
Shacharit is the Jewish morning prayer service, featuring core elements such as the Shema and Amidah, recited daily and with special liturgical additions on festivals and fast days.
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B.
Khachapuri
Khachapuri is a classic Georgian cheese-filled bread, often boat-shaped and topped with egg and butter, considered one of the country’s most iconic national dishes.
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C.
Sandwich
Sandwich is a historic town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest settlements in New England and a popular coastal tourist destination.
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D.
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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E.
Khinkali
Khinkali is a popular Georgian dumpling typically filled with spiced meat and broth, known for its distinctive twisted top and eaten by hand.
- 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: Mincha Target entity description: Mincha is the Jewish afternoon prayer service, recited daily and given special liturgical significance on fast days and festivals such as Yom Kippur.
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A.
Shacharit
Shacharit is the Jewish morning prayer service, featuring core elements such as the Shema and Amidah, recited daily and with special liturgical additions on festivals and fast days.
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B.
Khachapuri
Khachapuri is a classic Georgian cheese-filled bread, often boat-shaped and topped with egg and butter, considered one of the country’s most iconic national dishes.
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C.
Sandwich
Sandwich is a historic town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest settlements in New England and a popular coastal tourist destination.
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D.
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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E.
Khinkali
Khinkali is a popular Georgian dumpling typically filled with spiced meat and broth, known for its distinctive twisted top and eaten by hand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afternoon prayer
ⓘ
Jewish prayer service ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
Afternoon service
ⓘ
Mincha ⓘ
surface form:
Minchah
|
| associatedConcept | Daily sacrifices in the Temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ma’ariv
ⓘ
Shacharit ⓘ |
| category |
Hebrew prayers
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| component |
Aleinu
ⓘ
Amidah ⓘ Pesukei DeZimra ⓘ
surface form:
Ashrei
Korbanot passages in some rites ⓘ Psalm 20 in some rites ⓘ Tachanun ⓘ Torah reading on Shabbat ⓘ Torah reading on fast days ⓘ Torah reading on festivals ⓘ |
| earliestTime | Half an hour after halachic midday ⓘ |
| etymology | Hebrew word meaning grain offering or gift ⓘ |
| halachicStatus |
Obligatory for adult Jewish males in Orthodox practice
ⓘ
Obligatory for men and women in Conservative practice ⓘ Obligatory for men and women in Reform practice ⓘ Obligatory for women in many Orthodox opinions ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| latestTime |
Nightfall according to some opinions
ⓘ
Sunset according to many opinions ⓘ |
| liturgicalSignificance |
Fast days
ⓘ
Yom Tov (Jewish festival days) ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish festivals
Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| prayerLeader | Shaliach tzibbur ⓘ |
| recitedOn |
Jewish festivals
ⓘ
Public fast days ⓘ Shabbat ⓘ Weekdays ⓘ |
| recurrence | Daily ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Private prayer
ⓘ
Synagogue ⓘ |
| specialFeature |
Haftarah on Yom Kippur Mincha
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Torah reading of Vayechal on many fast days ⓘ Vidui and Selichot on Yom Kippur Mincha ⓘ |
| structure |
Concluding prayers
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Introductory verses ⓘ Repetition of Amidah in some communities ⓘ Amidah ⓘ
surface form:
Silent Amidah
|
| timeOfDay | Afternoon ⓘ |
| variant |
Mincha Gedolah
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Mincha Ketana ⓘ Plag HaMincha time frame ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mincha Description of subject: Mincha is the Jewish afternoon prayer service, recited daily and given special liturgical significance on fast days and festivals such as Yom Kippur.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Minchah
this entity surface form:
Mincha of Rosh Hashanah