Shaar HaKavanot
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Shaar HaKavanot is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Hayyim Vital, that systematically presents the mystical intentions and meditative practices underlying Jewish prayer and commandments according to the teachings of the Arizal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaar HaKavanot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4877897 — 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: Shaar HaKavanot Context triple: [Hayyim Vital, notableWork, Shaar HaKavanot]
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A.
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, better known in English as the Dung Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, located near the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter.
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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.
Sha'ar HaRachamim
Sha'ar HaRachamim is the eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, historically associated with messianic and eschatological traditions in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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D.
Har HaMenuchot
Har HaMenuchot is a major Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem, serving as one of the city's primary burial grounds since the mid-20th century.
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E.
Ma'ale HaShalom
Ma'ale HaShalom is a road in Jerusalem that connects the Dung Gate area of the Old City with surrounding neighborhoods and access routes.
- 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: Shaar HaKavanot Target entity description: Shaar HaKavanot is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Hayyim Vital, that systematically presents the mystical intentions and meditative practices underlying Jewish prayer and commandments according to the teachings of the Arizal.
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A.
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot
Sha'ar Ha'ashpot, better known in English as the Dung Gate, is one of the historic entrances to Jerusalem’s Old City, located near the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter.
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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.
Sha'ar HaRachamim
Sha'ar HaRachamim is the eastern gate of Jerusalem’s Old City walls, historically associated with messianic and eschatological traditions in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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D.
Har HaMenuchot
Har HaMenuchot is a major Jewish cemetery in Jerusalem, serving as one of the city's primary burial grounds since the mid-20th century.
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E.
Ma'ale HaShalom
Ma'ale HaShalom is a road in Jerusalem that connects the Dung Gate area of the Old City with surrounding neighborhoods and access routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish mystical text
ⓘ
Kabbalistic work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Safed Kabbalists
ⓘ
linked to:
Safed Kabbalah
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| attributedTo | Hayyim Vital ⓘ |
| author | Hayyim Vital ⓘ |
| basedOnTeachingsOf |
Arizal
ⓘ
Isaac Luria ⓘ |
| centralFigureInTeachings | Isaac Luria ⓘ |
| describes |
kavanot for Jewish prayer
ⓘ
kavanot for mitzvot ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
meditative practices
ⓘ
mystical intentions in commandments ⓘ mystical intentions in prayer ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical commentary
ⓘ
prayer manual ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Hasidic prayer practices
ⓘ
Sephardic liturgy ⓘ |
| influenced | later Kabbalistic prayer customs ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement |
Lurianic Kabbalah
ⓘ
linked to:
Safed Kabbalah
|
| partOf |
Lurianic corpus
ⓘ
linked to:
Lurianic writings
|
| period | 16th century ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Safed ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition | Kabbalah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject |
Jewish commandments
ⓘ
Jewish prayer ⓘ mystical intentions (kavanot) ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Gate of Intentions ⓘ |
| transmittedBy | students of Hayyim Vital ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kabbalists
ⓘ
Sephardic mystics ⓘ |
| usedIn | liturgical practice ⓘ |
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Subject: Shaar HaKavanot Description of subject: Shaar HaKavanot is a foundational Kabbalistic work, attributed to Rabbi Hayyim Vital, that systematically presents the mystical intentions and meditative practices underlying Jewish prayer and commandments according to the teachings of the Arizal.
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