Shevat
E145701
Shevat is the eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in January–February in the Gregorian calendar.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shevat canonical | 3 |
| Tu BiShvat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269718 — 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: Shevat Context triple: [Tevet, precedes, Shevat]
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A.
Tevet
Tevet is a winter month in the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in December–January and associated with several Jewish fasts and historical commemorations.
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B.
Nisan
Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious year, traditionally associated with spring and the festival of Passover.
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C.
Adar
Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Purim and themes of joy and celebration.
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D.
Cheshvan
Cheshvan is the eighth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally noted for having no major Jewish holidays.
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E.
Kislev
Kislev is a late autumn/early winter month in the Hebrew calendar traditionally associated with the festival of Hanukkah.
- 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: Shevat Target entity description: Shevat is the eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in January–February in the Gregorian calendar.
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A.
Tevet
Tevet is a winter month in the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in December–January and associated with several Jewish fasts and historical commemorations.
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B.
Nisan
Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious year, traditionally associated with spring and the festival of Passover.
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C.
Adar
Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Purim and themes of joy and celebration.
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D.
Cheshvan
Cheshvan is the eighth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally noted for having no major Jewish holidays.
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E.
Kislev
Kislev is a late autumn/early winter month in the Hebrew calendar traditionally associated with the festival of Hanukkah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Hebrew calendar month ⓘ |
| 1ShevatSignificance | traditional date of Moses beginning Deuteronomy discourses ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration |
Shebat
ⓘ
Shvat ⓘ |
| associatedWithLetter | Hebrew letter Tzadi ⓘ |
| associatedWithMazal | Aquarius ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeason | winter ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe |
tribe of Asher
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Asher
|
| calendarSystem | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category | Months of the Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| containsHoliday |
Tu BiShvat
ⓘ
linked to:
Shevat
|
| follows | Tevet ⓘ |
| hasDayCount | 30 ⓘ |
| hasNotableDate | 1 Shevat ⓘ |
| hasNumericRepresentation | 11 ⓘ |
| languageName | שְׁבָט ⓘ |
| linkedTo | rainy season in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| occursAfterFast |
Tenth of Tevet
ⓘ
linked to:
Fast of the Tenth of Tevet
|
| occursIn | Northern Hemisphere winter ⓘ |
| occursInCalendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| partOf | Hebrew year cycle ⓘ |
| positionInCalendar | 11 ⓘ |
| precedes | Adar ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Rosh Hashanah LaIlanot ⓘ |
| religiousCalendarContext | precedes Purim season in Adar ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | month of agricultural renewal in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| transliteration | Shevat ⓘ |
| TuBiShvatDay | 15 ⓘ |
| TuBiShvatTheme | New Year of the Trees ⓘ |
| TuBiShvatType | minor Jewish holiday ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianRange |
February
ⓘ
January ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity |
Karaite Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Karaite Jews
Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ Samaritans ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural tithing cycles
ⓘ
dating Jewish documents ⓘ liturgical readings scheduling ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jewish civil calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Israeli civil calendar
Jewish religious calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shevat Description of subject: Shevat is the eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in January–February in the Gregorian calendar.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.