Gilgul (reincarnation)
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Gilgul (reincarnation) is a central Kabbalistic doctrine describing the transmigration of souls through multiple lifetimes for spiritual rectification and completion of divine commandments.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gilgul (Metamorphosis) | 1 |
| Gilgul (reincarnation of souls) | 1 |
| Gilgul (reincarnation) canonical | 1 |
| Gilgul neshamot | 1 |
| gilgul (reincarnation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gilgul (reincarnation) Context triple: [Kabbalah, coreConcept, Gilgul (reincarnation)]
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Kabbalah
Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that explores the hidden, spiritual dimensions of God, the universe, and the Torah through symbolic and esoteric teachings.
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Malchuyot
Malchuyot is the section of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy that focuses on proclaiming God’s kingship and sovereignty over the world.
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Resurrection
Resurrection is a 1899 novel by Leo Tolstoy that explores themes of moral redemption, social injustice, and spiritual awakening through the story of a nobleman seeking to atone for a wrong done to a peasant woman.
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D.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
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E.
Am Segula
Am Segula is a Hebrew term referring to the Jewish people as a "treasured" or "chosen" nation with a special covenantal relationship to God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gilgul (reincarnation) Target entity description: Gilgul (reincarnation) is a central Kabbalistic doctrine describing the transmigration of souls through multiple lifetimes for spiritual rectification and completion of divine commandments.
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A.
Kabbalah
Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that explores the hidden, spiritual dimensions of God, the universe, and the Torah through symbolic and esoteric teachings.
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B.
Malchuyot
Malchuyot is the section of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy that focuses on proclaiming God’s kingship and sovereignty over the world.
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C.
Resurrection
Resurrection is a 1899 novel by Leo Tolstoy that explores themes of moral redemption, social injustice, and spiritual awakening through the story of a nobleman seeking to atone for a wrong done to a peasant woman.
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D.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
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E.
Am Segula
Am Segula is a Hebrew term referring to the Jewish people as a "treasured" or "chosen" nation with a special covenantal relationship to God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kabbalistic doctrine
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concept in Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
completion of divine commandments
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spiritual rectification ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Jewish souls
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righteous among the nations (in some views) ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
nefesh
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neshama ⓘ ruach ⓘ soul purification ⓘ soul rectification ⓘ tikkun ⓘ tikkun ha-nefesh ⓘ tikkun ha-olam ⓘ
linked to:
Tikkun Olam
|
| contrastedWith | one-life eschatology ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext |
Kabbalistic view of creation
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doctrine of shevirat ha-kelim ⓘ doctrine of tikkun ⓘ |
| describes |
reincarnation across multiple lifetimes
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transmigration of souls ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Lurianic Kabbalah
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linked to:
Kabbalah
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| eschatologicalContext |
World to Come
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resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| etymology | from Hebrew root meaning "to roll" or "to cycle" ⓘ |
| expoundedBy |
Hayyim Vital
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Isaac Luria ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gilgul neshamot
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linked to:
Gilgul (reincarnation)
reincarnation in Kabbalah ⓘ transmigration of souls ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalStatus |
central in Lurianic Kabbalah
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non-universal in classical rabbinic Judaism ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | systematized by Isaac Luria ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mayInvolve |
return in human form
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return in non-human form (in some Kabbalistic sources) ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
consequence of sins
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mechanism of divine justice ⓘ opportunity for repentance ⓘ |
| primaryText |
Etz Chaim
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Shaar HaGilgulim ⓘ Zohar ⓘ |
| relatedPractice |
kavanot in prayer
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mitzvah observance for tikkun ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subtradition | Kabbalah ⓘ |
| teleology |
completion of a soul’s mission
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fulfillment of mitzvot ⓘ repair of past spiritual failures ⓘ |
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Subject: Gilgul (reincarnation) Description of subject: Gilgul (reincarnation) is a central Kabbalistic doctrine describing the transmigration of souls through multiple lifetimes for spiritual rectification and completion of divine commandments.
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