Isaac Luria
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Isaac Luria was a 16th-century Jewish mystic and rabbi whose innovative teachings in Safed profoundly reshaped Kabbalistic thought and practice.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isaac Luria canonical | 33 |
| Rabbi Isaac Luria | 7 |
| Arizal | 3 |
| Yitzhak Luria | 2 |
| the Arizal | 2 |
| Ha-Ari Ha-Kadosh (the Holy Ari) | 1 |
| Isaac ben Solomon Luria | 1 |
| Lurianic Kabbalah | 1 |
| Rabbi Isaac Luria (Arizal) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158693 — 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: Isaac Luria Context triple: [Kabbalah, associatedWithFigure, Isaac Luria]
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Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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Maimonides
Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
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D.
Ahad Ha'am
Ahad Ha'am was a leading Jewish thinker and essayist who shaped cultural Zionism by emphasizing the creation of a spiritual and cultural center in the Land of Israel rather than immediate political statehood.
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Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar)
Shimon bar Yochai is a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar, a foundational work of Jewish mysticism.
- 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: Isaac Luria Target entity description: Isaac Luria was a 16th-century Jewish mystic and rabbi whose innovative teachings in Safed profoundly reshaped Kabbalistic thought and practice.
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A.
Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon was a 10th-century Jewish philosopher, rabbi, and exegete renowned for his foundational works in Jewish theology, biblical commentary, and translation, particularly in Judeo-Arabic.
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B.
Maimonides
Maimonides was a medieval Jewish philosopher, legal scholar, and physician whose works, especially "The Guide for the Perplexed," profoundly shaped Jewish thought and influenced later rationalist philosophers.
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C.
Mendele Mocher Sforim
Mendele Mocher Sforim was a pioneering 19th-century Jewish writer often called the “grandfather” of modern Yiddish and Hebrew literature.
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D.
Ahad Ha'am
Ahad Ha'am was a leading Jewish thinker and essayist who shaped cultural Zionism by emphasizing the creation of a spiritual and cultural center in the Land of Israel rather than immediate political statehood.
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E.
Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar)
Shimon bar Yochai is a 2nd-century Jewish sage and mystic traditionally regarded as the author of the Zohar, a foundational work of Jewish mysticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystic
ⓘ
Kabbalist ⓘ human ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alias |
Arizal
ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac Luria
Ha-Ari ⓘ the Ari ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1534 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Safed ⓘ |
| citizenship | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
cosmic repair through human action
ⓘ
mystical intention in prayer ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1572 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Safed ⓘ |
| developedConcept |
Partzufim
ⓘ
linked to:
Sefirot
Shevirat ha-Kelim ⓘ Tikkun ⓘ
linked to:
Tikun
Tzimtzum ⓘ cosmic exile of the divine sparks ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
|
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
Kabbalistic theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chaim Vital
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayyim Vital
Hasidic Judaism ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidism
Shabbetai Tzvi movement ⓘ modern Kabbalah ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
|
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy | central figure in later Kabbalistic tradition ⓘ |
| movement |
Kabbalah
ⓘ
Lurianic Kabbalah ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
|
| name |
Isaac Luria
ⓘ
Isaac ben Solomon Luria ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac Luria
Yitzhak Luria ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac Luria
|
| notableFor |
founding Lurianic Kabbalah
ⓘ
influence on later Jewish mysticism ⓘ innovative Kabbalistic cosmology ⓘ |
| occupation |
mystic
ⓘ
rabbi ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| region | Ottoman Palestine ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Egypt
ⓘ
Safed ⓘ |
| student |
Chaim Vital
ⓘ
linked to:
Hayyim Vital
Israel Sarug ⓘ |
| taughtIn | Safed ⓘ |
| tradition |
Kabbalistic Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
|
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Subject: Isaac Luria Description of subject: Isaac Luria was a 16th-century Jewish mystic and rabbi whose innovative teachings in Safed profoundly reshaped Kabbalistic thought and practice.
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
the Ari
linked to: Isaac Luria
subject linked to:
Cordovero
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linked to: Isaac Luria