Parah
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Parah is a tractate of the Mishnah that deals with the laws of the red heifer and the ritual purification from corpse impurity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parah canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10816903 — 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: Parah Context triple: [Seder Tohorot, hasTractate, Parah]
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A.
Parap
Parap is an inner-city suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its popular weekend markets and tropical, laid-back atmosphere.
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B.
Paran
Paran is a wilderness region in the Hebrew Bible traditionally located in the northern Sinai or southern Transjordan, associated with Israelite wanderings and prophetic activity.
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C.
Parakar
Parakar is a village in Armenia’s Armavir Province, situated near the capital Yerevan and known for its proximity to Zvartnots International Airport.
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D.
Yatomi
Yatomi is a city in central Japan known for its location in Aichi Prefecture and its role as a local residential and agricultural community.
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E.
Paravaqar
Paravaqar is a small town located in Armenia's northeastern Tavush Province, known for its rural setting and proximity to forested, mountainous landscapes.
- 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: Parah Target entity description: Parah is a tractate of the Mishnah that deals with the laws of the red heifer and the ritual purification from corpse impurity.
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A.
Parap
Parap is an inner-city suburb of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, known for its popular weekend markets and tropical, laid-back atmosphere.
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B.
Paran
Paran is a wilderness region in the Hebrew Bible traditionally located in the northern Sinai or southern Transjordan, associated with Israelite wanderings and prophetic activity.
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C.
Parakar
Parakar is a village in Armenia’s Armavir Province, situated near the capital Yerevan and known for its proximity to Zvartnots International Airport.
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D.
Yatomi
Yatomi is a city in central Japan known for its location in Aichi Prefecture and its role as a local residential and agricultural community.
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E.
Paravaqar
Paravaqar is a small town located in Armenia's northeastern Tavush Province, known for its rural setting and proximity to forested, mountainous landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Mishnah tractate ⓘ |
| addresses |
rabbinic safeguards around impurity
ⓘ
stringencies in purity procedures ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the standard Mishnah corpus ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish ritual purity laws
ⓘ
Temple-related laws ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Mishnah ⓘ |
| discusses |
ashes of the red heifer
ⓘ
collection of ashes ⓘ corpse impurity ⓘ degrees of impurity ⓘ invalidating blemishes of the red heifer ⓘ laws of the red heifer ⓘ location of the burning of the red heifer ⓘ mixing ashes with living water ⓘ preparation of the red heifer ⓘ purification of those who handled corpses ⓘ purification of vessels from corpse impurity ⓘ qualification of the red heifer ⓘ sprinkling of purification water ⓘ who may perform the ritual ⓘ who may receive the sprinkling ⓘ |
| focusesOn | laws applicable when the Temple is standing ⓘ |
| hasGemara |
Jerusalem Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
no Babylonian Talmud Gemara ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChapters | 12 ⓘ |
| hasTitleMeaning | “cow” or “heifer” in Hebrew ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentions |
Israelites
ⓘ
Kohanim ⓘ
linked to:
Kohen
Levites ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Levi
|
| partOf |
Seder Taharot
ⓘ
linked to:
Seder Tohorot
|
| period | Tannaitic period ⓘ |
| primaryTopic |
red heifer
ⓘ
ritual purification from corpse impurity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Tractate Mikvaot
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmudic tractate Mikvaot
Tractate Nega’im ⓘ Tractate Oholot ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Numbers 19 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
kollel programs
ⓘ
yeshivot ⓘ |
| textType | halakhic ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
chumra (stringency)
ⓘ
taharah (ritual purity) ⓘ tumat met (corpse impurity) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parah Description of subject: Parah is a tractate of the Mishnah that deals with the laws of the red heifer and the ritual purification from corpse impurity.
Referenced by (2)
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