Mordechai ben Hillel
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Mordechai ben Hillel was a 13th-century German rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal compendium "Sefer ha-Mordechai," widely cited by later decisors.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mordechai ben Hillel canonical | 5 |
| Mordechai ben Hillel ha-Kohen | 1 |
| Rabbi Mordechai ben Hillel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11561012 — 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: Mordechai ben Hillel Context triple: [Darkhei Moshe, cites, Mordechai ben Hillel]
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A.
Eleazar ben Arach
Eleazar ben Arach was a prominent 1st-century CE Jewish sage and disciple of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, renowned for his exceptional intellectual brilliance and interpretive insight in rabbinic tradition.
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B.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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C.
Eleazar ben Azariah
Eleazar ben Azariah was a prominent 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and briefly Nasi (president) of the Sanhedrin, known from the Mishnah and Talmud for his scholarship and leadership.
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D.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus was a leading 1st–2nd century Tannaitic sage, renowned for his strict adherence to tradition and major influence on early rabbinic law and thought.
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E.
Eleazar ben Pedat
Eleazar ben Pedat was a prominent third-century Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his legal rulings and teachings in the academies of the Land of Israel.
- 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: Mordechai ben Hillel Target entity description: Mordechai ben Hillel was a 13th-century German rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal compendium "Sefer ha-Mordechai," widely cited by later decisors.
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A.
Eleazar ben Arach
Eleazar ben Arach was a prominent 1st-century CE Jewish sage and disciple of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, renowned for his exceptional intellectual brilliance and interpretive insight in rabbinic tradition.
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B.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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C.
Eleazar ben Azariah
Eleazar ben Azariah was a prominent 1st–2nd century CE Jewish sage and briefly Nasi (president) of the Sanhedrin, known from the Mishnah and Talmud for his scholarship and leadership.
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D.
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus
Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus was a leading 1st–2nd century Tannaitic sage, renowned for his strict adherence to tradition and major influence on early rabbinic law and thought.
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E.
Eleazar ben Pedat
Eleazar ben Pedat was a prominent third-century Amoraic sage of the Talmud, known for his legal rulings and teachings in the academies of the Land of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ashkenazi rabbi
ⓘ
Jewish legal scholar ⓘ Talmudist ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ halakhic compendium ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mordechai ben Hillel ha-Kohen
ⓘ
linked to:
Mordechai ben Hillel
The Mordechai ⓘ |
| author | Mordechai ben Hillel ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 13th century ⓘ |
| citationForm | “the Mordechai” in halakhic literature ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Germany ⓘ |
| era | Rishonim ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Ashkenazi Jew
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashkenazi Jews
|
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
ⓘ
Talmudic law ⓘ |
| genreOfWriting |
Talmudic glosses
ⓘ
halakhic rulings ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCanon | printed in standard Talmud editions (back of tractates) ⓘ |
| influenced | later halakhic decisors ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Rashi
ⓘ
Tosafists ⓘ
linked to:
Tosafist movement
|
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalSchool |
Ashkenazi school of halakha
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashkenazi halakha
|
| legalStatus | major halakhic authority ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Halakha
ⓘ
Talmud ⓘ |
| movement | Ashkenazi halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| name | Mordechai ben Hillel ⓘ |
| notability | one of the most cited Ashkenazi halakhic authorities ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sefer ha-Mordechai ⓘ |
| occupation |
Talmudic commentator
ⓘ
posek ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Ashkenaz ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tradition | Ashkenazi halakhic tradition ⓘ |
| use |
basis for later codifications of Jewish law
ⓘ
source for practical halakha ⓘ |
| usesSources |
Geonic responsa
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Talmud Bavli ⓘ earlier Ashkenazi authorities ⓘ |
| workCitedBy |
Beit Yosef
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Rema ⓘ Shulchan Aruch commentators ⓘ
linked to:
Shulchan Aruch commentaries
|
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Subject: Mordechai ben Hillel Description of subject: Mordechai ben Hillel was a 13th-century German rabbi and halakhic authority best known for his influential legal compendium "Sefer ha-Mordechai," widely cited by later decisors.
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