Arba Minim
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Arba Minim refers to the four plant species—etrog (citron), lulav (palm frond), hadas (myrtle), and aravah (willow)—ritually taken and waved during the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arba Minim canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10877610 — 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: Arba Minim Context triple: [Four Species on Sukkot, alsoKnownAs, Arba Minim]
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A.
Mesilim
Mesilim was an early Sumerian king, best known for ruling the city-state of Kish and for his role in some of the earliest recorded boundary and diplomatic agreements in Mesopotamian history.
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B.
Arbaeen
Arbaeen is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, commemorated by one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages.
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C.
Mibsam
Mibsam is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the sons of Ishmael.
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D.
Amud el-Sawari
Amud el-Sawari is a monumental Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, commonly known in English as Pompey’s Pillar and noted as one of the largest ancient monolithic columns ever erected.
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E.
Ashalim
Ashalim is a small community settlement in Israel’s Negev desert, known for its nearby large-scale solar power plants and desert research and tourism activities.
- 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: Arba Minim Target entity description: Arba Minim refers to the four plant species—etrog (citron), lulav (palm frond), hadas (myrtle), and aravah (willow)—ritually taken and waved during the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
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A.
Mesilim
Mesilim was an early Sumerian king, best known for ruling the city-state of Kish and for his role in some of the earliest recorded boundary and diplomatic agreements in Mesopotamian history.
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B.
Arbaeen
Arbaeen is a major Shia Muslim religious observance marking the end of the 40-day mourning period for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala, commemorated by one of the world’s largest annual pilgrimages.
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C.
Mibsam
Mibsam is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the sons of Ishmael.
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D.
Amud el-Sawari
Amud el-Sawari is a monumental Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, commonly known in English as Pompey’s Pillar and noted as one of the largest ancient monolithic columns ever erected.
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E.
Ashalim
Ashalim is a small community settlement in Israel’s Negev desert, known for its nearby large-scale solar power plants and desert research and tourism activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish ritual object set
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halakhic concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Simchat Beit HaShoeva
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Sukkah ⓘ |
| biblicalSource |
Leviticus 23:40
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linked to:
Leviticus 23:33–43
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| bindingCustom |
three hadasim and two aravot in Ashkenazi custom
ⓘ
varied numbers of hadasim and aravot in some Sephardi customs ⓘ |
| blessingIncludes | al netilat lulav ⓘ |
| blessingTextBegins | Baruch atah Hashem Elokeinu Melech ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu ⓘ |
| category | Sukkot observances ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 645–651
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linked to:
Orach Chaim section of Shulchan Aruch
|
| commandedIn | Torah ⓘ |
| customVariesBy |
Ashkenazi communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashkenazi Jews
Sephardi communities ⓘ Yemenite communities ⓘ |
| economicAspect | etrog often expensive compared to other species ⓘ |
| genderParticipation | obligatory for men, customary for many women ⓘ |
| geographicPractice | observed worldwide in Jewish communities ⓘ |
| halakhicCategory | mitzvat aseh (positive commandment) ⓘ |
| handledBy |
left hand (etrog, initially upside down according to many customs)
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right hand (lulav bundle) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aravah
ⓘ
etrog ⓘ hadas ⓘ lulav ⓘ
linked to:
Hoshanot
|
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDiscussionIn |
Mishnah Sukkah
ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Sukkah
Talmud Bavli, tractate Sukkah ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Sukkah
|
| literalMeaning | four species ⓘ |
| notUsedOn | Shabbat ⓘ |
| relatedPractice | Hoshanot processions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires | binding of lulav, hadas, and aravah ⓘ |
| requiresBlessing | yes ⓘ |
| requiresOwnership | must belong to the person on first day of Sukkot ⓘ |
| requiresQuality |
species must be complete and not significantly damaged
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species must be fresh and not dried out ⓘ |
| ritualAction |
holding
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waving ⓘ |
| storedIn | special case or holder ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dependence on God for rain and harvest
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joy ⓘ unity of the Jewish people ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jews ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Sukkot ⓘ |
| wavedDuring | Hallel ⓘ |
| wavedIn | synagogue ⓘ |
| wavedOn |
all seven days of Sukkot in the Temple
ⓘ
first day of Sukkot (in Israel all days except Shabbat) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arba Minim Description of subject: Arba Minim refers to the four plant species—etrog (citron), lulav (palm frond), hadas (myrtle), and aravah (willow)—ritually taken and waved during the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
Referenced by (3)
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