Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak
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Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak, known by the acronym Rashi, was an 11th-century French rabbi and one of Judaism’s most influential biblical and Talmudic commentators.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak canonical | 2 |
| Shlomo ben Yitzchak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3718626 — 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: Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak Context triple: [Rashi, alsoKnownAs, Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak]
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Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
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B.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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C.
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz was an 18th-century rabbinic leader, halachic authority, and renowned Talmudic scholar known for his influential responsa and for a major controversy with Rabbi Jacob Emden over alleged Sabbateanism.
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D.
Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
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E.
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon was a prominent Orthodox rabbi, Zionist leader, and one of the signatories of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served as Israel’s first Minister of Religions.
- 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: Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak Target entity description: Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak, known by the acronym Rashi, was an 11th-century French rabbi and one of Judaism’s most influential biblical and Talmudic commentators.
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A.
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal
Rabbi David HaLevi Segal was a prominent 17th-century Polish rabbi and halachic authority best known for his influential Talmudic and legal commentary "Turei Zahav" (Taz) on the Shulchan Aruch.
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B.
Moshe Cordovero
Moshe Cordovero was a 16th-century Safed rabbi and one of the most influential systematic thinkers and codifiers of Kabbalah.
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C.
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz
Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz was an 18th-century rabbinic leader, halachic authority, and renowned Talmudic scholar known for his influential responsa and for a major controversy with Rabbi Jacob Emden over alleged Sabbateanism.
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D.
Hayyim Vital
Hayyim Vital was a prominent 16th-century Kabbalist, best known as the chief disciple and recorder of the teachings of Isaac Luria, which became foundational for later Jewish mysticism.
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E.
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Maimon was a prominent Orthodox rabbi, Zionist leader, and one of the signatories of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served as Israel’s first Minister of Religions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Jew
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Jewish scholar ⓘ Talmudic commentator ⓘ biblical commentator ⓘ medieval rabbi ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki
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Rashi ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Troyes ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1040 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Troyes ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Troyes ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1105 ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Ashkenazi Jews
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surface form:
Ashkenazi Jew
|
| fieldOfWork |
Talmudic exegesis
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biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| fullName |
Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Shlomo ben Yitzchak
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| hasAcronym | Rashi ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Rabbenu Tam
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surface form:
Rabbeinu Tam
Rashbam ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most influential Jewish commentators ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian biblical scholarship
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Jewish biblical interpretation ⓘ Jewish law ⓘ Tosafist movement ⓘ
surface form:
Tosafists
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| influencedBy |
Rabbeinu Gershom
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yeshivot of Mainz ⓘ
surface form:
Yeshivot of Mainz
yeshivot of Worms ⓘ
surface form:
Yeshivot of Worms
|
| knownFor |
concise commentary
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integration of midrash into commentary ⓘ peshat-oriented interpretation ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Ashkenazi rabbinic tradition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on the Talmud
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Commentary on the Tanakh ⓘ Commentary on the Torah ⓘ |
| primaryTextCommentedOn |
Talmud Bavli
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surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
Ketuvim ⓘ Neviim ⓘ Torah ⓘ |
| region | Champagne ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInJudaism | foundational commentator ⓘ |
| tradition | Ashkenazi halakhic tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak Description of subject: Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak, known by the acronym Rashi, was an 11th-century French rabbi and one of Judaism’s most influential biblical and Talmudic commentators.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shlomo ben Yitzchak