Sefer Etz Chaim
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Sefer Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically presents the doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sefer Ets Chaim | 1 |
| Sefer Etz Chaim canonical | 1 |
| Sefer Etz Hayyim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sefer Etz Chaim Context triple: [Etz Chaim, hasAlternativeName, Sefer Etz Chaim]
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A.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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B.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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C.
Zohar Manna
Zohar Manna was a pioneering computer scientist known for his foundational work in mathematical logic, program verification, and the formal methods of software correctness.
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D.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
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E.
Zohar
The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
- 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: Sefer Etz Chaim Target entity description: Sefer Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically presents the doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah.
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A.
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaBahir is an early, foundational work of Jewish mysticism that introduces many of the core symbolic concepts and themes later developed in Kabbalah.
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B.
Arba’ah Turim
Arba’ah Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes and clarifies halakhic rulings for practical religious life.
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C.
Zohar Manna
Zohar Manna was a pioneering computer scientist known for his foundational work in mathematical logic, program verification, and the formal methods of software correctness.
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D.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
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E.
Zohar
The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious text
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Kabbalistic work ⓘ Lurianic Kabbalah text ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration |
Sefer Ets Chaim
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linked to:
Sefer Etz Chaim
Sefer Etz Hayyim ⓘ
linked to:
Sefer Etz Chaim
|
| associatedWith |
Safed Kabbalists
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linked to:
Safed Kabbalah
school of the Arizal ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Rabbi Chaim Vital
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linked to:
Hayyim Vital
|
| author |
Rabbi Chaim Vital
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayyim Vital
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| basedOnTeachingsOf |
Arizal
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linked to:
Isaac Luria
Rabbi Isaac Luria ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac Luria
|
| centralFigure | Ein Sof ⓘ |
| compiledFrom |
oral teachings of the Arizal
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writings of Rabbi Chaim Vital ⓘ |
| describes |
doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah
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process of tzimtzum ⓘ shevirat ha-kelim ⓘ structure of the sefirot ⓘ tikkun ⓘ worlds (olamot) in Kabbalah ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish mysticism
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Kabbalah ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hasidic thought
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Sephardic Kabbalistic tradition ⓘ later Kabbalistic literature ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
olamot
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partzufim ⓘ sefirot ⓘ shevirat ha-kelim ⓘ tikkun ⓘ tzimtzum ⓘ
linked to:
Tzimtzum
|
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| period | late 16th century ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Safed ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
authoritative presentation of Arizal’s system
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foundational text of Lurianic Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | organized systematic presentation of Lurianic doctrines ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish mysticism
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cosmology in Kabbalah ⓘ divine emanation ⓘ spiritual worlds ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Book of the Tree of Life ⓘ |
| tradition |
Lurianic Kabbalah
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linked to:
Safed Kabbalah
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| traditionallyStudiedBy |
Kabbalists
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advanced yeshiva scholars ⓘ |
| usedIn | advanced Kabbalistic study ⓘ |
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Subject: Sefer Etz Chaim Description of subject: Sefer Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Chaim Vital based on the teachings of the Arizal, that systematically presents the doctrines of Lurianic Kabbalah.
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linked to: Sefer Etz Chaim
linked to: Sefer Etz Chaim