Rabbi Chiyya the Great
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Rabbi Chiyya the Great was a prominent early third-century Babylonian-born sage of the Talmud, renowned for his role in preserving and disseminating the Oral Torah in the Land of Israel.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Chiyya the Great canonical | 1 |
| Rabbi Hiyya the Great | 1 |
| Rabbi Ḥiyya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13242945 — 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 Chiyya the Great Context triple: [Rav, studentOf, Rabbi Chiyya the Great]
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A.
Rav Chisda
Rav Chisda was a prominent third-generation Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage known for his sharp legal analysis and teachings in the academies of Babylonia.
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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.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus was a leading 1st–2nd century Tannaitic sage, renowned for his strict adherence to tradition and major influence on early rabbinic law and thought.
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D.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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E.
Rabbi Meir
Rabbi Meir was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, renowned for his sharp intellect and extensive legal teachings in the Mishnah.
- 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 Chiyya the Great Target entity description: Rabbi Chiyya the Great was a prominent early third-century Babylonian-born sage of the Talmud, renowned for his role in preserving and disseminating the Oral Torah in the Land of Israel.
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A.
Rav Chisda
Rav Chisda was a prominent third-generation Babylonian Amora and Talmudic sage known for his sharp legal analysis and teachings in the academies of Babylonia.
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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.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus was a leading 1st–2nd century Tannaitic sage, renowned for his strict adherence to tradition and major influence on early rabbinic law and thought.
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D.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua
Rabbi Eliezer ben Shammua was a prominent 2nd-century Tannaic sage of the Mishnah, known as one of the leading disciples who helped transmit and preserve the teachings of Rabbi Akiva after the Bar Kokhba revolt.
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E.
Rabbi Meir
Rabbi Meir was a prominent 2nd-century Talmudic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva, renowned for his sharp intellect and extensive legal teachings in the Mishnah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amora
ⓘ
Talmudic sage ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
|
| activePeriod | early third century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabbi Hiyya the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Chiyya the Great
Rabbi Ḥiyya Rabbah ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Hiyya
|
| associatedWith |
Eretz Yisrael
ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
Sanhedrin of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi ⓘ
linked to:
Sanhedrin
Tiberias ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
אמוראי בבל
|
| contributedTo |
Baraitot
ⓘ
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
|
| culture | Jewish ⓘ |
| era | Talmudic era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ Torah study ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
Torah exegesis
ⓘ
oral law ⓘ |
| honorific | the Great ⓘ |
| influenced | later Amoraim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Torah education
ⓘ
disseminating the Oral Torah ⓘ preserving the Oral Torah ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
|
| movement | early Amoraim ⓘ |
| notableFor | efforts to prevent Torah from being forgotten in Israel ⓘ |
| origin | Babylonian Jew ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Galilee ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
Torah scribe
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ transmitter of tradition ⓘ |
| status | sage ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi
ⓘ
linked to:
Judah ha-Nasi
|
| teacherOf |
Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi
ⓘ
linked to:
Judah ha-Nasi
|
| timeInHistory | post-Mishnaic period ⓘ |
| tradition | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
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Subject: Rabbi Chiyya the Great Description of subject: Rabbi Chiyya the Great was a prominent early third-century Babylonian-born sage of the Talmud, renowned for his role in preserving and disseminating the Oral Torah in the Land of Israel.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rabbi Chiyya the Great
linked to: Rabbi Chiyya the Great