Sefer Taharah
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Sefer Taharah is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the Jewish laws of ritual purity and impurity.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niddah | 2 |
| Sefer Taharah canonical | 2 |
| Hilchot Evel | 1 |
| Hilchot Tumat Met | 1 |
| Laws of Impurity of Seats and Beds | 1 |
| Laws of the Uncleanness of the Dead | 1 |
| Sefer Taharah in Mishneh Torah | 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 Taharah Context triple: [Mishneh Torah, includesSection, Sefer Taharah]
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A.
Sefer Kedushah
Sefer Kedushah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to sexual conduct, forbidden relationships, and dietary prohibitions, emphasizing holiness in personal behavior.
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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.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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D.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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E.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
- 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 Taharah Target entity description: Sefer Taharah is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that systematically codifies the Jewish laws of ritual purity and impurity.
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A.
Sefer Kedushah
Sefer Kedushah is a section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to sexual conduct, forbidden relationships, and dietary prohibitions, emphasizing holiness in personal behavior.
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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.
Sefer ha-Ot
Sefer ha-Ot is a seminal mystical treatise by the 13th-century Kabbalist Abraham Abulafia, exploring prophetic Kabbalah through letter permutations and meditative techniques.
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D.
Sefer Zemanim
Sefer Zemanim is a major section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies Jewish laws related to time-bound commandments such as Shabbat, festivals, and fast days.
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E.
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer HaTemunah is a foundational Kabbalistic work that explores the mystical significance of Hebrew letters, divine emanations, and the structure of creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic work
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section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Book of Purity ⓘ |
| author |
Maimonides
ⓘ
Moses ben Maimon ⓘ
linked to:
Maimonides
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| basedOn |
Sifra and other halakhic midrashim
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ |
| codifies |
laws of corpse impurity
ⓘ
laws of food and vessel impurity ⓘ laws of leprosy (tzaraat) ⓘ laws of mikveh ⓘ laws of niddah ⓘ laws of taharah (purity) ⓘ laws of tumah (impurity) ⓘ laws of zav and zavah ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn | Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Shulchan Aruch commentaries
ⓘ
later responsa literature ⓘ |
| influenced | later halakhic codifiers ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| method | systematic codification of Talmudic laws ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | fourteen books of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| religiousLawAppliesTo |
Temple-related purity laws
ⓘ
family purity laws ⓘ |
| religiousLegalSystem | Halakha ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | organized by thematic halakhic topics ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish law
ⓘ
ritual impurity ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | study of laws of purity and impurity ⓘ |
| workIncludedIn | Yad ha-Chazakah ⓘ |
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