Rav Yehuda
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Rav Yehuda was a prominent early Babylonian Amoraic sage and disciple of Rav who played a key role in shaping Talmudic scholarship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rav Yehuda canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3040645 — 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 Yehuda Context triple: [Nehardea, hasNotableRabbi, Rav Yehuda]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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D.
Rav Papa
Rav Papa was a prominent Babylonian Amoraic sage whose legal discussions and rulings are frequently cited in the Talmud.
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E.
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.
- 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 Yehuda Target entity description: Rav Yehuda was a prominent early Babylonian Amoraic sage and disciple of Rav who played a key role in shaping Talmudic scholarship.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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D.
Rav Papa
Rav Papa was a prominent Babylonian Amoraic sage whose legal discussions and rulings are frequently cited in the Talmud.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amora
ⓘ
Talmudic sage ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| activity |
led an academy in Nehardea
ⓘ
led an academy in Pumbedita ⓘ |
| discipleOf |
Rav
ⓘ
Shmuel ⓘ |
| era | Amoraic period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish people
ⓘ
linked to:
Jews
|
| fieldOfWork |
Aggadah
ⓘ
Halakha ⓘ Talmudic law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| generation | first generation Amora ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Rav ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Babylonian Talmudic methodology
ⓘ
later Babylonian Amoraim ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggadic teachings in the Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
halakhic rulings in the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ transmitting the teachings of Rav ⓘ transmitting the teachings of Shmuel ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalApproach |
emphasized precision in transmitting teachings
ⓘ
stringent in matters of law ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
|
| mentionedIn |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
|
| notableStudent |
Rav Huna
ⓘ
Rav Yehuda bar Ezekiel ⓘ
linked to:
Rav Judah bar Ezekiel
|
| occupation |
Talmudic scholar
ⓘ
halakhic authority ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Nehardea
ⓘ
Pumbedita ⓘ
linked to:
Pumbedita academy
Sura ⓘ |
| region |
Babylonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Mesopotamia
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role | bridge between the teachings of Rav and Shmuel and later Babylonian academies ⓘ |
| school | Babylonian rabbinic academies ⓘ |
| teacher |
Rav
ⓘ
Shmuel ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd century CE
ⓘ
early 4th century CE ⓘ |
| tradition |
Babylonian rabbinic tradition
ⓘ
often cited with the formula "Amar Rav Yehuda Amar Rav" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rav Yehuda Description of subject: Rav Yehuda was a prominent early Babylonian Amoraic sage and disciple of Rav who played a key role in shaping Talmudic scholarship.
Referenced by (3)
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