Zohar
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The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zohar canonical | 61 |
| Zoharic literature | 11 |
| Sefer ha-Zohar | 2 |
| Zoharic Kabbalah | 2 |
| Lurianic writings | 1 |
| Partzufim | 1 |
| Sefer HaZohar | 1 |
| The Zohar | 1 |
| The Zohar (selected portions) | 1 |
| Tikkunei ha-Zohar | 1 |
| Zohar (in later interpretations) | 1 |
| Zohar excerpts | 1 |
| Zoharic hermeneutics | 1 |
| Zoharic text Sifra de-Tzniuta | 1 |
| ספר הזוהר | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158679 — 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: Zohar Context triple: [Kabbalah, majorText, Zohar]
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A.
Sefer Yetzirah
Sefer Yetzirah is an early foundational work of Jewish mysticism that explores creation through the Hebrew letters and the ten sefirot.
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B.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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C.
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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D.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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E.
Torah
The Torah is the central and most sacred text of Judaism, comprising the foundational five books that outline Jewish law, teachings, and early history.
- 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: Zohar Target entity description: The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
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A.
Sefer Yetzirah
Sefer Yetzirah is an early foundational work of Jewish mysticism that explores creation through the Hebrew letters and the ten sefirot.
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B.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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C.
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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D.
Talmud
The Talmud is a central Jewish religious text comprising rabbinic discussions, legal rulings, and interpretations of the Hebrew Bible that form the foundation of traditional Jewish law and theology.
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E.
Torah
The Torah is the central and most sacred text of Judaism, comprising the foundational five books that outline Jewish law, teachings, and early history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aramaic-language book
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Jewish mystical text ⓘ Kabbalistic work ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Moses de León ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Pentateuch
ⓘ
linked to:
Torah
Torah ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Shimon bar Yochai ⓘ |
| authorshipTheory | primarily composed or compiled by Moses de León ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript form in the late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Book of Splendor
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central text of Jewish Kabbalah ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
Ein Sof
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creation ⓘ divine emanation ⓘ good and evil ⓘ messianic redemption ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ sefirot ⓘ
linked to:
Sefirot
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| firstPrinted | 16th century ⓘ |
| firstPrintedPlace |
Cremona
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Mantua ⓘ |
| genre |
midrashic commentary
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mystical commentary ⓘ |
| historicalCompositionPeriod | late 13th century ⓘ |
| historicalCompositionPlace | Spain ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian Kabbalah
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Hasidic Judaism ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidism
Jewish liturgy ⓘ Jewish philosophy ⓘ Lurianic Kabbalah ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
|
| interpretationMethod |
allegorical interpretation
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mystical hermeneutics ⓘ symbolic exegesis ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish Kabbalah
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
cosmology ⓘ esoteric interpretation of the Torah ⓘ mysticism ⓘ nature of God ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| religiousStatus |
authoritative mystical text for many Jewish communities
ⓘ
classical work of Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structureIncludes |
Idra Rabba
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Idra Zuta ⓘ
linked to:
Idra Rabba
Ra‘aya Meheimna ⓘ
linked to:
Idra Rabba
Sifra di-Tsni’uta ⓘ Tikkunei ha-Zohar ⓘ
linked to:
Zohar
commentary on the Five Books of Moses ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Splendor ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthorshipClaim |
2nd-century sage Shimon bar Yochai
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linked to:
Shimon bar Yochai
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How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Zohar Description of subject: The Zohar is the central mystical text of Jewish Kabbalah, presenting esoteric interpretations of the Torah and profound teachings on the nature of God, the cosmos, and the soul.
Referenced by (87)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zohar
subject linked to:
Gilgul (reincarnation)
linked to: Zohar
subject linked to:
Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar)
linked to: Zohar
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linked to: Zohar
linked to: Zohar
linked to: Zohar
linked to: Zohar
linked to: Zohar
linked to: Zohar
linked to: Zohar
subject linked to:
sefirah Binah
subject linked to:
"The Kabbalah Unveiled"
linked to: Zohar
subject linked to:
Cordovero
subject linked to:
de León
subject linked to:
tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai