Etz Chaim
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Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, primarily associated with Rabbi Isaac Luria’s mystical teachings as compiled by his disciple Rabbi Chaim Vital.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Etz Chaim canonical | 12 |
| Etz Hayim | 2 |
| Etz Hayyim | 2 |
| Etz Ḥayim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158680 — 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: Etz Chaim Context triple: [Kabbalah, majorText, Etz Chaim]
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A.
Zion
Zion is a biblical term referring primarily to Jerusalem and, more broadly, the historic Land of Israel, symbolizing the spiritual and national homeland of the Jewish people.
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B.
Golus
Golus is a Yiddish term referring to the Jewish exile and dispersion from their ancestral homeland, encompassing both the physical diaspora and its spiritual-historical implications.
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C.
Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac was a renowned Peruvian soprano celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range and exoticized "Incan princess" persona in mid-20th-century popular and classical music.
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D.
Sikhote-Alin
Sikhote-Alin is a rugged mountain range in the Russian Far East known for its rich biodiversity and as a critical habitat for the endangered Amur tiger.
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E.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
- 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: Etz Chaim Target entity description: Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, primarily associated with Rabbi Isaac Luria’s mystical teachings as compiled by his disciple Rabbi Chaim Vital.
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A.
Zion
Zion is a biblical term referring primarily to Jerusalem and, more broadly, the historic Land of Israel, symbolizing the spiritual and national homeland of the Jewish people.
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B.
Golus
Golus is a Yiddish term referring to the Jewish exile and dispersion from their ancestral homeland, encompassing both the physical diaspora and its spiritual-historical implications.
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C.
Yma Sumac
Yma Sumac was a renowned Peruvian soprano celebrated for her extraordinary vocal range and exoticized "Incan princess" persona in mid-20th-century popular and classical music.
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D.
Sikhote-Alin
Sikhote-Alin is a rugged mountain range in the Russian Far East known for its rich biodiversity and as a critical habitat for the endangered Amur tiger.
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E.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystical text
ⓘ
Kabbalistic work ⓘ |
| basedOnTeachingsOf | Isaac Luria ⓘ |
| discusses |
Cosmic repair
ⓘ
Creation process in Kabbalah ⓘ Divine emanations ⓘ Spiritual worlds ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eitz Chaim
ⓘ
Sefer Etz Chaim ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Chaim Vital
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayyim Vital
|
| hasCanonicalStatus | Foundational text of Lurianic Kabbalah ⓘ |
| hasCompiler |
Chaim Vital
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayyim Vital
|
| hasGenre |
Esoteric commentary
ⓘ
Mystical theology ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalContext | Ottoman Palestine ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Hasidic Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidism
Later Kabbalistic literature ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Chaim Vital
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayyim Vital
Isaac Luria ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
Asiyah
ⓘ
Atzilut ⓘ Beriah ⓘ Kelim ⓘ Nitzotzot ⓘ Ohr Ein Sof ⓘ Yetzirah ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasMainConcept |
Ein Sof
ⓘ
Olamot ⓘ Partzufim ⓘ
linked to:
Zohar
Sefirot ⓘ Shevirat ha-Kelim ⓘ Tikun ⓘ Tzimtzum ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
Kabbalah ⓘ |
| hasPeriod | Early modern period ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalSchool |
Lurianic school
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
|
| hasPrimaryTeacher | Isaac Luria ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCommunity |
Ashkenazic Kabbalists
ⓘ
Sephardic Kabbalists ⓘ
linked to:
Sephardi Jews
|
| hasStructure | Organized into gates ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalOrientation |
Theosophical Kabbalah
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
|
| hasTradition |
Lurianic Kabbalah
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
|
| usedIn | Advanced Kabbalistic study ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Etz Chaim Description of subject: Etz Chaim is a foundational Kabbalistic work, primarily associated with Rabbi Isaac Luria’s mystical teachings as compiled by his disciple Rabbi Chaim Vital.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Gilgul (reincarnation)
linked to: Etz Chaim
linked to: Etz Chaim
linked to: Etz Chaim
subject linked to:
Partzufim (divine personae)
linked to: Etz Chaim