Maoz Tzur
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Maoz Tzur is a traditional Jewish liturgical hymn sung after lighting the Hanukkah candles, praising divine deliverance from historical enemies.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maoz Tzur canonical | 6 |
| Hanukkah hymn "Maoz Tzur" | 1 |
| Hebrew hymn Maoz Tzur | 1 |
| Maoz Tzur Yeshuati | 1 |
| composing the Hanukkah hymn "Maoz Tzur" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T429376 — 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: Maoz Tzur Context triple: [Hanukkah, includesSong, Maoz Tzur]
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A.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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B.
Am Yisrael
Am Yisrael is the traditional Hebrew term referring to the collective people of Israel, encompassing the Jewish nation across history, land, religion, and shared destiny.
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C.
Hatikvah
Hatikvah is the national anthem of Israel, expressing the Jewish people's enduring hope for freedom and return to their ancestral homeland.
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D.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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E.
Hallel
Hallel is a Jewish liturgical collection of Psalms (113–118) recited on festivals and especially during the Passover Seder to offer praise and thanksgiving to God.
- 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: Maoz Tzur Target entity description: Maoz Tzur is a traditional Jewish liturgical hymn sung after lighting the Hanukkah candles, praising divine deliverance from historical enemies.
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A.
Lecha Dodi
Lecha Dodi is a liturgical Hebrew poem sung in Jewish Friday evening services to welcome the Sabbath as a bride.
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B.
Am Yisrael
Am Yisrael is the traditional Hebrew term referring to the collective people of Israel, encompassing the Jewish nation across history, land, religion, and shared destiny.
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C.
Hatikvah
Hatikvah is the national anthem of Israel, expressing the Jewish people's enduring hope for freedom and return to their ancestral homeland.
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D.
Shema Yisrael
Shema Yisrael is a central Jewish declaration of faith affirming the oneness of God, traditionally recited daily and incorporated into various religious practices and texts.
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E.
Hallel
Hallel is a Jewish liturgical collection of Psalms (113–118) recited on festivals and especially during the Passover Seder to offer praise and thanksgiving to God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish liturgical hymn
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piyyut ⓘ |
| acrosticFeature | first letters of stanzas form the name Mordechai ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Hanukkah candle-lighting ritual
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Jewish collective memory ⓘ |
| associatedHoliday | Hanukkah ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Mordechai (medieval poet, uncertain identification) ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
central Hanukkah song in Ashkenazi tradition
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symbol of Jewish resilience ⓘ |
| firstLineTranslation | O Fortress, Rock of my salvation ⓘ |
| genre | liturgical poetry ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Jewish hymnals
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many Hanukkah prayer books ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hanukkah songs and compositions ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
home ritual
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synagogue service ⓘ |
| liturgicalCustom |
sung by Ashkenazi Jews
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sung by many Sephardi communities (in various melodies) ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | non-obligatory hymn ⓘ |
| melody | traditional Ashkenazi tune ⓘ |
| melodyUsage | has multiple traditional melodies ⓘ |
| mentions |
Babylonian exile
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Egyptian bondage (allusively) ⓘ Haman and Purim story (allusively) ⓘ Hasmonean victory ⓘ Syrian-Greek oppression ⓘ destruction of the Temple (allusively) ⓘ |
| openingWords |
Maoz Tzur Yeshuati
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linked to:
Maoz Tzur
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| performancePractice |
often sung by entire family
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sometimes accompanied by musical instruments outside of strict halachic contexts ⓘ |
| performedAfter | lighting of Hanukkah candles ⓘ |
| probableCenturyOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| probablePlaceOfComposition |
Ashkenaz (German lands)
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linked to:
Ashkenazi Jews
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| religiousFunction |
commemoration of historical salvations
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expression of trust in future redemption ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | multiple stanzas ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical analysis of Jewish persecutions
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liturgical scholarship ⓘ musicological studies ⓘ |
| textualVariant |
some communities modify politically sensitive lines
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some communities omit later stanzas ⓘ |
| theme |
Jewish historical persecutions
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divine deliverance ⓘ praise of God ⓘ salvation from enemies ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | medieval period ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Stronghold of My Salvation ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Hanukkah ⓘ |
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Subject: Maoz Tzur Description of subject: Maoz Tzur is a traditional Jewish liturgical hymn sung after lighting the Hanukkah candles, praising divine deliverance from historical enemies.
Referenced by (10)
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linked to: Maoz Tzur
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Mordechai (medieval poet, uncertain identification)
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composing the Hanukkah hymn "Maoz Tzur"
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linked to: Maoz Tzur