Hashkivenu
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Hashkivenu is a Jewish evening prayer asking God for protection, peace, and shelter through the night, recited as part of the blessings surrounding the Shema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hashkivenu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5886644 — 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: Hashkivenu Context triple: [Blessings of the Shema, includesBlessing, Hashkivenu]
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A.
Avinu Malkeinu
Avinu Malkeinu is a central Jewish High Holy Day prayer, especially associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in which worshippers repeatedly address God as “Our Father, Our King” to seek mercy, forgiveness, and compassion.
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B.
Aleinu
Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
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C.
Hallel
Hallel is a Jewish liturgical collection of Psalms (113–118) recited on festivals and especially during the Passover Seder to offer praise and thanksgiving to God.
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D.
Dayenu
Dayenu is a traditional Jewish Passover song of gratitude that joyfully enumerates the many blessings God bestowed upon the Israelites during the Exodus.
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E.
Yigdal
Yigdal is a Jewish liturgical hymn that poetically summarizes and praises Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles of Faith.
- 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: Hashkivenu Target entity description: Hashkivenu is a Jewish evening prayer asking God for protection, peace, and shelter through the night, recited as part of the blessings surrounding the Shema.
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A.
Avinu Malkeinu
Avinu Malkeinu is a central Jewish High Holy Day prayer, especially associated with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in which worshippers repeatedly address God as “Our Father, Our King” to seek mercy, forgiveness, and compassion.
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B.
Aleinu
Aleinu is a central Jewish prayer that expresses praise of God and the hope for universal recognition of divine sovereignty, traditionally recited at the conclusion of daily services.
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C.
Hallel
Hallel is a Jewish liturgical collection of Psalms (113–118) recited on festivals and especially during the Passover Seder to offer praise and thanksgiving to God.
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D.
Dayenu
Dayenu is a traditional Jewish Passover song of gratitude that joyfully enumerates the many blessings God bestowed upon the Israelites during the Exodus.
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E.
Yigdal
Yigdal is a Jewish liturgical hymn that poetically summarizes and praises Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles of Faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer
ⓘ
liturgical text ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Shalom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
covenantal protection ⓘ divine providence ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shema Yisrael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | petitionary prayer ⓘ |
| hasVariantText | different nusach traditions ⓘ |
| invokes |
God as guardian
ⓘ
God as protector ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | evening prayer ⓘ |
| liturgicalCycle | daily prayer cycle ⓘ |
| liturgicalPlacement | after the Shema in the evening service ⓘ |
| liturgicalTime | evening ⓘ |
| liturgicalUnitType | blessing ⓘ |
| mentions |
guarding our going out and coming in
ⓘ
peace upon Israel ⓘ protection from enemies ⓘ spreading a shelter of peace ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maariv service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
blessings of the Shema ⓘ |
| positionInService | second blessing after the Shema in Maariv ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ask for divine protection during the night
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to invoke peace over the community ⓘ |
| recitationFrequency | daily on evenings ⓘ |
| recitedBy | Jewish worshippers ⓘ |
| recitedIn |
private prayer
ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ |
| relatedPrayer |
Shalom Rav
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sim Shalom NERFINISHED ⓘ V'ahavta ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| theme |
nighttime safety
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peace ⓘ protection ⓘ shelter ⓘ |
| timeOfDayReferenced | night ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ashkenazi rite
NERFINISHED
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Conservative Judaism liturgy ⓘ Mizrahi rite NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox Judaism liturgy ⓘ Reform Judaism liturgy ⓘ Sephardi rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hashkivenu Description of subject: Hashkivenu is a Jewish evening prayer asking God for protection, peace, and shelter through the night, recited as part of the blessings surrounding the Shema.
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