Hai Gaon
E317177
Aramaic-language writer
Hebrew-language writer
Jewish legal authority
Talmudic scholar
gaon
head of yeshiva
medieval Jewish philosopher
rabbi
Hai Gaon was a prominent 11th-century Jewish Talmudic scholar and the last and one of the most influential heads (gaon) of the Pumbedita academy in Babylonia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hai Gaon canonical | 8 |
| gaon of Pumbedita | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2978476 — 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: Hai Gaon Context triple: [Geonim, notableMember, Hai Gaon]
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A.
Samyabadi
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B.
Gharnāṭa
Gharnāṭa is the historical Arabic name for the city of Granada in southern Spain, renowned as the last Muslim stronghold in the Iberian Peninsula and home to the Alhambra palace.
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C.
Satgaon
Satgaon was a historically significant port city in the Bengal region, flourishing as a major center of trade and commerce under the Bengal Sultanate.
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D.
Harar Jugol
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E.
Sajjangad
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- 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: Hai Gaon Target entity description: Hai Gaon was a prominent 11th-century Jewish Talmudic scholar and the last and one of the most influential heads (gaon) of the Pumbedita academy in Babylonia.
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A.
Samyabadi
Samyabadi is a revolutionary Bengali poem by Kazi Nazrul Islam that powerfully expresses themes of equality, rebellion, and social justice.
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B.
Gharnāṭa
Gharnāṭa is the historical Arabic name for the city of Granada in southern Spain, renowned as the last Muslim stronghold in the Iberian Peninsula and home to the Alhambra palace.
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C.
Satgaon
Satgaon was a historically significant port city in the Bengal region, flourishing as a major center of trade and commerce under the Bengal Sultanate.
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D.
Harar Jugol
Harar Jugol is the historic walled city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia, renowned for its dense maze of alleyways, rich Islamic heritage, and distinctive traditional architecture.
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E.
Sajjangad
Sajjangad is a historic hilltop fort in Maharashtra, India, renowned as the final resting place and spiritual center associated with the 17th-century saint Samarth Ramdas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aramaic-language writer
ⓘ
Hebrew-language writer ⓘ Jewish legal authority ⓘ Talmudic scholar ⓘ gaon ⓘ head of yeshiva ⓘ medieval Jewish philosopher ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| birthYear | 939 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Pumbedita (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pumbedita academy
|
| century |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ |
| country | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1038 ⓘ |
| era | Geonim ⓘ |
| father | Sherira Gaon ⓘ |
| influenced |
Maimonides
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Rashi ⓘ Rif (Isaac Alfasi) ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac Alfasi
Tosafists ⓘ
linked to:
Baalei Tosafot
|
| knownFor |
Talmudic commentary
ⓘ
being the last gaon of Pumbedita ⓘ halakhic rulings ⓘ influence on later halakha ⓘ responsa literature ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Aramaic ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Geonic period ⓘ |
| name |
Hai Gaon
ⓘ
Hai ben Sherira ⓘ
linked to:
Sherira Gaon
Hai ben Sherira Gaon ⓘ
linked to:
Sherira Gaon
|
| notableWorkType |
commentaries
ⓘ
responsa ⓘ treatises on commandments ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamia
Pumbedita ⓘ
linked to:
Pumbedita academy
|
| position |
gaon of Pumbedita academy
ⓘ
head of the Pumbedita yeshiva ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sherira Gaon ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInJewishLaw | codifier of halakhic practice ⓘ |
| school | Pumbedita academy ⓘ |
| successor | Hezekiah Gaon ⓘ |
| teacher | Sherira Gaon ⓘ |
| wroteOn |
Jewish ethics
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Jewish philosophy ⓘ Talmud ⓘ halakha ⓘ prayer and liturgy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (9)
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