Rav Judah bar Ezekiel
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Rav Judah bar Ezekiel was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage known for his legal rulings and teachings in the academies of Sura and Pumbedita.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rav Judah bar Ezekiel canonical | 2 |
| Rav Yehuda | 1 |
| Rav Yehuda bar Ezekiel | 1 |
| Rav Yehuda bar Yechezkel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13242941 — 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: Rav Judah bar Ezekiel Context triple: [Rav, teacherOf, Rav Judah bar Ezekiel]
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A.
Rav Yehuda
Rav Yehuda was a prominent early Babylonian Amoraic sage and disciple of Rav who played a key role in shaping Talmudic scholarship.
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B.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
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C.
Eleazar ben Pedat
Eleazar ben Pedat was a prominent third-century Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his legal rulings and teachings in the academies of the Land of Israel.
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D.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Rav Huna
Rav Huna was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and head of the Sura academy, renowned for his halakhic rulings and influence on the Talmud.
- 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: Rav Judah bar Ezekiel Target entity description: Rav Judah bar Ezekiel was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage known for his legal rulings and teachings in the academies of Sura and Pumbedita.
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A.
Rav Yehuda
Rav Yehuda was a prominent early Babylonian Amoraic sage and disciple of Rav who played a key role in shaping Talmudic scholarship.
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B.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
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C.
Eleazar ben Pedat
Eleazar ben Pedat was a prominent third-century Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his legal rulings and teachings in the academies of the Land of Israel.
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D.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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E.
Rav Huna
Rav Huna was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and head of the Sura academy, renowned for his halakhic rulings and influence on the Talmud.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amora
ⓘ
Talmudic sage ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Talmud Bavli
ⓘ
academy of Pumbedita ⓘ
linked to:
Pumbedita academy
academy of Sura ⓘ
linked to:
Academy of Sura
|
| culture | Babylonian Jewish ⓘ |
| era | third generation of Amoraim ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Rav ⓘ |
| influenced | Babylonian Talmudic tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Talmudic teachings
ⓘ
establishing the academy of Pumbedita ⓘ halakhic analysis ⓘ legal rulings ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Aramaic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
tractate Bava Batra
ⓘ
linked to:
Bava Batra
tractate Bava Kamma ⓘ
linked to:
Talmudic tractate Bava Kamma
tractate Bava Metzia ⓘ
linked to:
Bava Metzia
tractate Berakhot ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Berakhot
tractate Eruvin ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Eruvin
tractate Shabbat ⓘ
linked to:
Shabbat
|
| nameVariant |
Rav Yehuda
ⓘ
linked to:
Rav Judah bar Ezekiel
Rav Yehuda bar Yechezkel ⓘ
linked to:
Rav Judah bar Ezekiel
|
| notableFor |
methodical teaching style
ⓘ
stringent legal positions ⓘ |
| occupation |
Talmudic scholar
ⓘ
rabbinic judge ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Pumbedita
ⓘ
linked to:
Pumbedita academy
Sura ⓘ |
| primarySources |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
|
| region |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
אמוראי בבל
|
| religiousLawTradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousRole | head of academy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Rav
ⓘ
Samuel of Nehardea ⓘ
linked to:
Shmuel of Nehardea
|
| teacherOf |
Rav Pappa
ⓘ
linked to:
Rav Papa
Rav Zevid ⓘ Rava ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Talmudic era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rav Judah bar Ezekiel Description of subject: Rav Judah bar Ezekiel was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage known for his legal rulings and teachings in the academies of Sura and Pumbedita.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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