Terumah
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Terumah is a biblical Jewish offering consisting of a portion of agricultural produce given to the priests as a sacred gift.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2113157 — 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: Terumah Context triple: [First fruits (Bikkurim), relatedConcept, Terumah]
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A.
Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
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B.
Shevirat ha-Kelim
Shevirat ha-Kelim is a central Lurianic Kabbalistic doctrine describing the primordial “shattering of the vessels,” a cosmic catastrophe that scatters divine sparks throughout creation and underlies the need for spiritual repair (tikkun).
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C.
Table of the Shewbread
The Table of the Shewbread is a sacred piece of furniture from the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem, used to hold the consecrated bread set before God.
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D.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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E.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
- 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: Terumah Target entity description: Terumah is a biblical Jewish offering consisting of a portion of agricultural produce given to the priests as a sacred gift.
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A.
Kodashim
Kodashim is the order of the Mishnah that deals with sacrificial rites, Temple service, and other holy offerings and sancta in Jewish law.
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B.
Shevirat ha-Kelim
Shevirat ha-Kelim is a central Lurianic Kabbalistic doctrine describing the primordial “shattering of the vessels,” a cosmic catastrophe that scatters divine sparks throughout creation and underlies the need for spiritual repair (tikkun).
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C.
Table of the Shewbread
The Table of the Shewbread is a sacred piece of furniture from the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem, used to hold the consecrated bread set before God.
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D.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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E.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious practice
ⓘ
agricultural tithe ⓘ biblical offering ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
|
| appliesTo | Jewish farmers ⓘ |
| basicMeaning | that which is lifted up ⓘ |
| biblicalAmountRequirement | no fixed biblical quantity ⓘ |
| biblicalSource | Torah ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Terumot
ⓘ
linked to:
Hilchot Me'ilah
Mishnah tractate Terumot ⓘ Talmud Bavli discussions ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Talmud Yerushalmi tractate Terumot ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
|
| commandmentType | positive commandment ⓘ |
| consumptionRestrictedTo | priests and their households ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom | Hebrew root רו״ם (to raise, to lift up) ⓘ |
| givenTo | priests ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Teruma
ⓘ
linked to:
Kodashim
Trumah ⓘ
linked to:
Terumah
|
| hasHebrewName | תְּרוּמָה ⓘ |
| hasTransliteration | Terumah ⓘ |
| holinessStatus | holy ⓘ |
| includesProduceType |
grain
ⓘ
oil ⓘ other agricultural products ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| legalCategory | sacred gift ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Jewish agricultural law ⓘ |
| mentionedInBook |
Exodus
ⓘ
Leviticus ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Leviticus
Numbers ⓘ |
| minimumAmountByRabbinicLaw |
1/40 of the produce for a generous person
ⓘ
1/50 of the produce for an average person ⓘ 1/60 of the produce for a stingy person ⓘ |
| mustBeEaten | in a state of ritual purity ⓘ |
| offeredTo | God ⓘ |
| prohibitedTo |
non-priests
ⓘ
ritually impure persons ⓘ |
| purpose |
sanctification of agricultural produce
ⓘ
support of the priestly class ⓘ |
| recipientClass |
Kohanim
ⓘ
linked to:
Kohen
|
| relatedConcept |
Bikkurim (first fruits)
ⓘ
linked to:
First fruits (Bikkurim)
Challah (dough offering) ⓘ Terumat Maaser ⓘ tithes (maaserot) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires |
separation from the main crop
ⓘ
verbal designation ⓘ |
| source | agricultural produce ⓘ |
| statusOutsideTemple | continues to apply in rabbinic law ⓘ |
| violationConsequence | severe prohibition for non-priestly consumption ⓘ |
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Subject: Terumah Description of subject: Terumah is a biblical Jewish offering consisting of a portion of agricultural produce given to the priests as a sacred gift.
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