R. Moshe Alshich
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R. Moshe Alshich was a prominent 16th-century rabbi and biblical commentator, best known for his influential homiletic and exegetical works on the Torah and Prophets.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moshe Alshich | 4 |
| Moses Alshech | 1 |
| Moshe Alshech | 1 |
| Moshe ben Chaim Alshich | 1 |
| R. Moshe Alshich canonical | 1 |
| Rabbi Moshe Alsheich (Alshich HaKadosh) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3976716 — 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: R. Moshe Alshich Context triple: [Mikraot Gedolot, containsCommentaryBy, R. Moshe Alshich]
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A.
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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B.
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher)
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) was a prominent medieval rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his code of Jewish law, the Arba'ah Turim, and his concise, gematria-rich Torah commentary.
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C.
Yosef Karo
Yosef Karo was a preeminent 16th-century Sephardic rabbi and legal scholar best known as the author of the Shulchan Aruch, the foundational code of Jewish law.
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D.
Nachmanides (Ramban)
Nachmanides (Ramban) was a 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, biblical commentator, philosopher, and early kabbalist whose writings profoundly shaped Jewish thought and mysticism.
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E.
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz was a 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbi of Safed, best known as a leading mystic of the Golden Age of Jewish mysticism.
- 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: R. Moshe Alshich Target entity description: R. Moshe Alshich was a prominent 16th-century rabbi and biblical commentator, best known for his influential homiletic and exegetical works on the Torah and Prophets.
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A.
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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B.
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher)
Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) was a prominent medieval rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his code of Jewish law, the Arba'ah Turim, and his concise, gematria-rich Torah commentary.
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C.
Yosef Karo
Yosef Karo was a preeminent 16th-century Sephardic rabbi and legal scholar best known as the author of the Shulchan Aruch, the foundational code of Jewish law.
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D.
Nachmanides (Ramban)
Nachmanides (Ramban) was a 13th-century Spanish rabbi, Talmudist, biblical commentator, philosopher, and early kabbalist whose writings profoundly shaped Jewish thought and mysticism.
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E.
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz was a 16th-century Kabbalist and rabbi of Safed, best known as a leading mystic of the Golden Age of Jewish mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish theologian
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biblical commentator ⓘ darshan ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| approach | integration of peshat and derash ⓘ |
| birthDate | c.1508 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Old Cemetery of Safed
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Safed ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Isaac Luria
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Moshe Cordovero ⓘ Yosef Karo ⓘ |
| deathDate | c.1593 ⓘ |
| education | student of Yosef Taitatzak ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sephardi Jew ⓘ |
| field |
Jewish ethics
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biblical exegesis ⓘ halakha ⓘ homiletics ⓘ |
| genre |
derash-based commentary
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peshat-based commentary ⓘ |
| honorific | HaKadosh ⓘ |
| influence |
later Ashkenazi preachers
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later Sephardi homiletic literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exegetical works on the Prophets
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exegetical works on the Torah ⓘ homiletic commentaries on the Bible ⓘ influential sermons ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| memberOf | rabbinic leadership of Safed ⓘ |
| movement | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| name |
Alshich HaKadosh
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HaAlshich ⓘ R. Moshe Alshich self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Moshe Alshech
R. Moshe Alshich self-link ⓘ
surface form:
Moshe Alshich
Moshe Alshikh ⓘ R. Moshe Alshich self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Moshe ben Chaim Alshich
|
| placeOfBirth |
Adrianople
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Edirne ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Ottoman Palestine
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Safed ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Ottoman Palestine
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Safed ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Hayyim Vital
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surface form:
Chaim Vital
other Safed disciples ⓘ |
| work |
Marot HaTzovot
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Torat Moshe ⓘ commentary on Megillot ⓘ commentary on Neviim Acharonim ⓘ commentary on Neviim Rishonim ⓘ commentary on the Torah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: R. Moshe Alshich Description of subject: R. Moshe Alshich was a prominent 16th-century rabbi and biblical commentator, best known for his influential homiletic and exegetical works on the Torah and Prophets.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moses Alshech
this entity surface form:
Moshe Alshich
this entity surface form:
Rabbi Moshe Alsheich (Alshich HaKadosh)
this entity surface form:
Moshe Alshich
this entity surface form:
Moshe Alshich
subject surface form:
Moshe Alshich
this entity surface form:
Moshe Alshich
subject surface form:
Moshe Alshich
this entity surface form:
Moshe Alshech
subject surface form:
Moshe Alshich
this entity surface form:
Moshe ben Chaim Alshich