Tractate Taanit
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Tractate Taanit is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with public fasts, communal prayer, and responses to drought and other calamities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babylonian Talmud Taanit | 1 |
| Mishnah Ta'anit 4:8 | 1 |
| Mishnah Taanit | 1 |
| Talmud Bavli Ta'anit 30b–31a | 1 |
| Tractate Taanit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10736399 — 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: Tractate Taanit Context triple: [Seder Moed, hasComponent, Tractate Taanit]
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A.
Tractate Rosh Hashanah
Tractate Rosh Hashanah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that discusses the Jewish New Year, the calendar, and the laws of shofar blowing and related observances.
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B.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
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C.
Tractate Pesachim
Tractate Pesachim is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with the laws and rituals of Passover, including the Passover sacrifice and the Seder.
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D.
Tractate Shabbat
Tractate Shabbat is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that systematically discusses the laws and observance of the Jewish Sabbath, including prohibited labors and related practices.
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E.
Tractate Sukkah
Tractate Sukkah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that details the laws and practices of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, including the construction of the sukkah and the use of the four species.
- 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: Tractate Taanit Target entity description: Tractate Taanit is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with public fasts, communal prayer, and responses to drought and other calamities.
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A.
Tractate Rosh Hashanah
Tractate Rosh Hashanah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that discusses the Jewish New Year, the calendar, and the laws of shofar blowing and related observances.
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B.
Tractate Yoma
Tractate Yoma is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that focuses on the laws, rituals, and themes of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
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C.
Tractate Pesachim
Tractate Pesachim is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with the laws and rituals of Passover, including the Passover sacrifice and the Seder.
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D.
Tractate Shabbat
Tractate Shabbat is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that systematically discusses the laws and observance of the Jewish Sabbath, including prohibited labors and related practices.
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E.
Tractate Sukkah
Tractate Sukkah is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that details the laws and practices of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, including the construction of the sukkah and the use of the four species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mishnaic tractate
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Talmudic tractate ⓘ |
| contains |
aggadic material
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stories about pious individuals ⓘ teachings on joy and sorrow ⓘ teachings on the Temple and its destruction ⓘ teachings on the value of rain ⓘ |
| discusses |
Priestly Blessing on fast days
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adding special blessings for rain ⓘ agricultural cycles in the Land of Israel ⓘ ascetic practices ⓘ behavior in the synagogue during fasts ⓘ communal repentance ⓘ dates of fasts in the Jewish calendar ⓘ fasts decreed for war or siege ⓘ fasts for collapsing buildings ⓘ fasts for lack of rain ⓘ fasts for locusts ⓘ fasts for other communal dangers ⓘ fasts for other disasters ⓘ fasts for plague ⓘ fasts for wild beasts ⓘ individual vs communal fasting ⓘ laws of fast days ⓘ major communal fasts ⓘ minor fast days ⓘ mourning customs on fast days ⓘ omens and signs related to rain ⓘ order of the Amidah in times of drought ⓘ ordering of special prayers ⓘ public gatherings in times of crisis ⓘ public reading of the Torah on fast days ⓘ rain as a sign of divine favor ⓘ rainfall and prayer for rain ⓘ role of the court in declaring fasts ⓘ shofar blowing on fast days ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
communal religious practice in crisis
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relationship between human conduct and divine response ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | תענית ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySubject |
communal prayer
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public fasts ⓘ responses to calamities ⓘ responses to drought ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Babylonian Talmud Taanit
ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Taanit
Jerusalem Talmud Taanit ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
Mishnah Taanit ⓘ
linked to:
Tractate Taanit
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| language |
Aramaic
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Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mishnah
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Seder Moed ⓘ Talmud ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| titleTransliteration | Ta'anit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tractate Taanit Description of subject: Tractate Taanit is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with public fasts, communal prayer, and responses to drought and other calamities.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tractate Taanit
linked to: Tractate Taanit
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linked to: Tractate Taanit