Arba’ah Turim

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Jewish legal code halakhic work

Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish legal code → halakhic work →
aim	Clarification of practical halakha →
alsoKnownAs	The Turim → Tur →
author	Jacob ben Asher → Rabbi Jacob ben Asher →
basedOn	Geonic responsa → Rishonim rulings → Talmud →
ChoshenMishpatCovers	civil law → judicial procedure → monetary law →
commentaries	Bayit Chadash (Bach) by Rabbi Yoel Sirkis → Beit Yosef by Rabbi Yosef Karo → Derisha and Perisha by Rabbi Yehoshua Falk →
dateOfComposition	14th century →
EvenHaEzerCovers	divorce law → marriage law →
focusesOn	daily religious life → practical religious observance →
genre	code of law →
hasPart	Choshen Mishpat → Even Ha’ezer → Orach Chayim → Yoreh De’ah →
historicalSignificance	Major medieval codification of Jewish law →
influenced	Shulchan Aruch → later halakhic codes →
inspiredBy	High priest’s breastplate with four rows of stones →
language	Hebrew →
methodology	Systematic organization of halakhic rulings →
OrachChayimCovers	Shabbat laws → daily prayers and blessings → festival laws →
placeOfComposition	Spain →
precededBy	Mishneh Torah →
religiousLawSystem	Halakha →
religiousTradition	Judaism →
structure	Divided into four major sections →
subject	Jewish law → halakha →
titleMeaning	Four Rows →
usedBy	halakhic decisors → rabbinic authorities →
YorehDeahCovers	kashrut → mourning laws → ritual purity →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tur ("Arba'ah Turim") → Tur ("Arbaah Turim") →	alternativeName
Beit Yosef ("Arba'ah Turim") → Joseph Karo ("Arba'ah Turim") →	commentaryOn
Halakha →	codifiedIn
Shulchan Aruch ("Orach Chayim") →	hasPart
Rif →	influenced
Beit Yosef ("Arba'ah Turim") →	precededBy
Beit Yosef ("Arba'ah Turim") →	structureFollows