Me'orot
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Me'orot is the second blessing before the Shema in the Jewish morning prayer, praising God as the creator and arranger of the heavenly lights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Me'orot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5886639 — 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: Me'orot Context triple: [Blessings of the Shema, includesBlessing, Me'orot]
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A.
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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B.
Ganei Tikva
Ganei Tikva is a small suburban town in central Israel known for its residential character and proximity to Tel Aviv.
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C.
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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D.
Har HaTzofim
Har HaTzofim is the Hebrew name for Mount Scopus, a prominent ridge in northeast Jerusalem known for its historic, strategic, and academic significance.
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E.
Aderet Eliyahu
Aderet Eliyahu is a seminal Torah commentary by the Vilna Gaon, offering incisive textual and halachic insights that reflect his distinctive analytical approach to the Hebrew Bible.
- 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: Me'orot Target entity description: Me'orot is the second blessing before the Shema in the Jewish morning prayer, praising God as the creator and arranger of the heavenly lights.
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A.
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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B.
Ganei Tikva
Ganei Tikva is a small suburban town in central Israel known for its residential character and proximity to Tel Aviv.
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C.
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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D.
Har HaTzofim
Har HaTzofim is the Hebrew name for Mount Scopus, a prominent ridge in northeast Jerusalem known for its historic, strategic, and academic significance.
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E.
Aderet Eliyahu
Aderet Eliyahu is a seminal Torah commentary by the Vilna Gaon, offering incisive textual and halachic insights that reflect his distinctive analytical approach to the Hebrew Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish prayer blessing
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berakhah ⓘ blessing before the Shema ⓘ |
| acknowledges |
God’s control over time and seasons
ⓘ
angels praising God ⓘ |
| addressedTo | congregation and individual worshippers ⓘ |
| addresses | God ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ashkenazi siddurim
ⓘ
Mizrahi siddurim ⓘ Sephardi siddurim ⓘ |
| associatedWithPrayer | Shema Yisrael ⓘ |
| emphasizes | God’s faithfulness in maintaining cosmic order ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
God’s renewal of creation
ⓘ
order and regularity of celestial motions ⓘ |
| follows | Yotzer Or ⓘ |
| halakhicStatus | part of the blessings of Kriyat Shema ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext |
Jewish morning prayer
ⓘ
Shacharit ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | preparation for reciting the Shema ⓘ |
| liturgicalGenre | praise ⓘ |
| liturgicalMovement | fixed text in the standard nusach of Shacharit ⓘ |
| liturgicalPlacement | between Yotzer Or and the Shema ⓘ |
| liturgicalSection | Birkot Kriyat Shema ⓘ |
| mentions |
heavenly hosts
ⓘ
moon ⓘ stars ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| positionInService | second blessing before the Shema in Shacharit ⓘ |
| praises | God as creator of the heavenly lights ⓘ |
| precedes | Shema Yisrael ⓘ |
| purpose | to direct attention to God’s creative power before accepting the yoke of Heaven in the Shema ⓘ |
| recitationFrequency | daily ⓘ |
| recitationMode |
recited quietly by individuals in personal prayer
ⓘ
usually recited aloud by the prayer leader in communal prayer ⓘ |
| recitationTime | morning ⓘ |
| recitedBy | observant Jews ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Ma'ariv Aravim
ⓘ
linked to:
Ma’ariv
Yotzer Or ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| textualSource | Jewish siddur ⓘ |
| theme |
God’s sovereignty over nature
ⓘ
creation of the luminaries ⓘ order of the celestial bodies ⓘ praise of God as creator of heavenly lights ⓘ |
| usesBiblicalImageryFrom |
Book of Genesis
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Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to:
Psalms
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Input
Subject: Me'orot Description of subject: Me'orot is the second blessing before the Shema in the Jewish morning prayer, praising God as the creator and arranger of the heavenly lights.
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