Middot
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Middot is a tractate of the Mishnah that details the measurements, structure, and layout of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Middot canonical | 3 |
| tractate Middot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2398023 — 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: Middot Context triple: [Kodashim, containsTractate, Middot]
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A.
Bnei Mikra
Bnei Mikra is a self-designation used by Karaite Jews, emphasizing their identity as a community that bases its beliefs and practices directly on the Hebrew Scriptures.
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B.
Sha'arei Orah
Sha'arei Orah is a seminal Kabbalistic work that systematically explains the divine names and sefirot within Jewish mysticism.
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C.
Bnei Moshe
Bnei Moshe was a late 19th-century Zionist intellectual and cultural society, led by Ahad Ha'am, that promoted a spiritual and cultural renaissance of the Jewish people in their historic homeland.
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D.
Priesand
Priesand is the surname of Sally Priesand, the first woman ordained as a rabbi in the United States.
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E.
Orach Chayim
Orach Chayim is a section of Jewish law that primarily deals with daily religious practices, prayer, Shabbat, and festivals.
- 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: Middot Target entity description: Middot is a tractate of the Mishnah that details the measurements, structure, and layout of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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A.
Bnei Mikra
Bnei Mikra is a self-designation used by Karaite Jews, emphasizing their identity as a community that bases its beliefs and practices directly on the Hebrew Scriptures.
-
B.
Sha'arei Orah
Sha'arei Orah is a seminal Kabbalistic work that systematically explains the divine names and sefirot within Jewish mysticism.
-
C.
Bnei Moshe
Bnei Moshe was a late 19th-century Zionist intellectual and cultural society, led by Ahad Ha'am, that promoted a spiritual and cultural renaissance of the Jewish people in their historic homeland.
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D.
Priesand
Priesand is the surname of Sally Priesand, the first woman ordained as a rabbi in the United States.
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E.
Orach Chayim
Orach Chayim is a section of Jewish law that primarily deals with daily religious practices, prayer, Shabbat, and festivals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Talmudic tractate
ⓘ
tractate of the Mishnah ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
|
| canonicalStatus | part of the Oral Torah ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
codification of Temple measurements
ⓘ
precise architectural description of the Temple ⓘ |
| describes |
Holy of Holies (Kodesh HaKodashim)
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy of Holies
Sanctuary (Heichal) ⓘ Second Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Second Temple in Jerusalem
Temple Mount layout ⓘ Temple chambers ⓘ Temple courtyards ⓘ Temple gates ⓘ Temple measurements ⓘ altar dimensions ⓘ |
| describesBuilding |
Beit HaMikdash
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Temple
Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Temple
|
| describesLocation | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
layout of the Second Temple
ⓘ
measurements of the Second Temple ⓘ structure of the Second Temple ⓘ |
| genre | halakhic description ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryIn |
Babylonian Talmud tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
later rabbinic commentaries ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Jewish liturgical references to the Temple
ⓘ
halakhic discussions about a future Temple ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| laterWrittenDownAs | part of the Mishnah corpus ⓘ |
| originallyTransmittedAs | oral tradition ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Seder Kodashim ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
printed Talmud editions
ⓘ
standard editions of the Mishnah ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Temple service
ⓘ
tractate Tamid ⓘ
linked to:
Kodashim
tractate Yoma ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Yoma
|
| religiousLawArea | Temple laws ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
academic Jewish studies programs
ⓘ
yeshivot ⓘ |
| textType | legal-technical description ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Second Temple period
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Temple Judaism
|
| usedBy |
Jewish legal authorities
ⓘ
historians of the Second Temple ⓘ rabbinic scholars ⓘ |
| usedFor | reconstructing the plan of the Second Temple ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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