Rav Nachman bar Yaakov
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Rav Nachman bar Yaakov was a prominent third-generation Babylonian Amora and halakhic authority frequently cited throughout the Talmud.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rav Nachman | 4 |
| Rav Nachman bar Yaakov canonical | 4 |
| Rav Nahman bar Yaakov | 1 |
| Rav Naḥman bar Yaakov | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2955480 — 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: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov Context triple: [Amoraic period, hasNotableFigure, Rav Nachman bar Yaakov]
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A.
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha was a leading third-century Talmudic sage of the Land of Israel, renowned for his foundational role in shaping the Jerusalem Talmud and Amoraic scholarship.
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B.
Rav Huna
Rav Huna was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and head of the Sura academy, renowned for his halakhic rulings and influence on the Talmud.
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C.
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana was an early Tannaic sage and mystic often associated with foundational Kabbalistic traditions and esoteric teachings in rabbinic Judaism.
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D.
Rav Ashi
Rav Ashi was a leading Babylonian Talmudic sage traditionally credited with initiating the redaction and organization of the Babylonian Talmud.
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E.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
- 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: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov Target entity description: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov was a prominent third-generation Babylonian Amora and halakhic authority frequently cited throughout the Talmud.
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A.
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha
Rabbi Yohanan bar Nappaha was a leading third-century Talmudic sage of the Land of Israel, renowned for his foundational role in shaping the Jerusalem Talmud and Amoraic scholarship.
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B.
Rav Huna
Rav Huna was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and head of the Sura academy, renowned for his halakhic rulings and influence on the Talmud.
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C.
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana
Rabbi Nehunia ben HaKana was an early Tannaic sage and mystic often associated with foundational Kabbalistic traditions and esoteric teachings in rabbinic Judaism.
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D.
Rav Ashi
Rav Ashi was a leading Babylonian Talmudic sage traditionally credited with initiating the redaction and organization of the Babylonian Talmud.
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E.
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai
Rabbi Yehuda ben Ilai was a prominent second-century Tannaic sage, renowned for his extensive halakhic teachings and frequent citation throughout the Mishnah and Talmud.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Babylonian Amora
ⓘ
Talmudic sage ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | third generation of Amoraim ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rav Nachman
ⓘ
linked to:
Rav Nachman bar Yaakov
|
| associatedWith |
Exilarch’s court
ⓘ
Nehardea ⓘ house of the Exilarch ⓘ |
| era | Amoraic period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
ⓘ
Talmudic interpretation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Rav ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civil law decisions
ⓘ
frequent citations in the Talmud ⓘ monetary law rulings ⓘ practical halakhic rulings ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty |
dinei mamonot
ⓘ
marriage and divorce law ⓘ oaths and vows ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
|
| positionHeld |
dayan
ⓘ
head of court in Nehardea ⓘ |
| region |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamia
|
| religiousRole |
posek
ⓘ
rabbi ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
halakhic statements in tractate Berakhot
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halakhic statements in tractate Gittin ⓘ halakhic statements in tractate Ketubot ⓘ halakhic statements in tractate Pesachim ⓘ halakhic statements in tractate Shabbat ⓘ numerous sugyot in tractate Bava Batra ⓘ numerous sugyot in tractate Bava Kamma ⓘ numerous sugyot in tractate Bava Metzia ⓘ |
| spouse | Yalta ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Rav
ⓘ
Rav Huna ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Rav Zeira
ⓘ
Rava ⓘ |
| timeInHistory |
3rd century CE
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early 4th century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov Description of subject: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov was a prominent third-generation Babylonian Amora and halakhic authority frequently cited throughout the Talmud.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov
linked to: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov
linked to: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov
linked to: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov
subject linked to:
city of Nehardea
linked to: Rav Nachman bar Yaakov