Samson
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Samson is a legendary Israelite judge and warrior famed for his superhuman strength, whose story is told in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samson canonical | 50 |
| Samson Nazirite | 1 |
| Samson-type Nazirites | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T899338 — 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: Samson Context triple: [Book of Judges, featuresCharacter, Samson]
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A.
Samson the Nazarite
"Samson the Nazarite" is a 1927 historical novel by Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky that reimagines the biblical story of Samson as a modern nationalist and freedom-fighter narrative.
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B.
Samuel
Samuel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "name of God" or "God has heard," widely used across many cultures and languages.
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C.
Samuel
Samuel is the birth name of the famed American author Mark Twain, known for classics like "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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D.
Jephta
Jephta is a 17th-century Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that dramatizes the biblical story of Jephthah and his fateful vow.
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E.
Heracles
Heracles is a legendary hero of Greek mythology renowned for his superhuman strength and his completion of the Twelve Labors.
- 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: Samson Target entity description: Samson is a legendary Israelite judge and warrior famed for his superhuman strength, whose story is told in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Samson the Nazarite
"Samson the Nazarite" is a 1927 historical novel by Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky that reimagines the biblical story of Samson as a modern nationalist and freedom-fighter narrative.
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B.
Samuel
Samuel is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "name of God" or "God has heard," widely used across many cultures and languages.
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C.
Samuel
Samuel is the birth name of the famed American author Mark Twain, known for classics like "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
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D.
Jephta
Jephta is a 17th-century Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel that dramatizes the biblical story of Jephthah and his fateful vow.
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E.
Heracles
Heracles is a legendary hero of Greek mythology renowned for his superhuman strength and his completion of the Twelve Labors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazarite
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ judge of Israel ⓘ legendary warrior ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delilah
ⓘ
Gaza ⓘ
linked to:
Gaza City
Timnah ⓘ Valley of Sorek ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Delilah ⓘ |
| birthplace | Zorah ⓘ |
| burialPlace | between Zorah and Eshtaol ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Philistines ⓘ |
| culturalSymbolOf |
strength
ⓘ
the dangers of temptation ⓘ |
| deathCause | died in collapse of Philistine temple ⓘ |
| deathManner | killed himself and many Philistines ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Book of Judges
ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| devotedTo |
Yahweh
ⓘ
linked to:
YHWH
|
| enemy | Philistines ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Israelite ⓘ |
| father | Manoah ⓘ |
| genre | heroic narrative ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | שִׁמְשׁוֹן ⓘ |
| influenced |
artistic depictions of strongmen
ⓘ
literature about tragic heroes ⓘ |
| judgeDuration | twenty years ⓘ |
| lover | Delilah ⓘ |
| mother | unnamed woman from Zorah ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
little sun
ⓘ
sun-like ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with Philistines
ⓘ
superhuman strength ⓘ |
| partOf | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| performedFeat |
carried away the gates of Gaza
ⓘ
caught 300 foxes and burned Philistine fields ⓘ collapsed the temple of Dagon ⓘ killed a lion with his bare hands ⓘ killed a thousand Philistines with a donkey’s jawbone ⓘ killed thirty Philistines at Ashkelon ⓘ |
| punishment | eyes gouged out by Philistines ⓘ |
| region | Tribal territory of Dan ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| role |
deliverer of Israel
ⓘ
judge of Israel ⓘ |
| spouse | Philistine woman from Timnah ⓘ |
| strengthSource | Nazirite hair ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Dan ⓘ |
| vowType | Nazirite vow ⓘ |
| weapon | donkey’s jawbone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samson Description of subject: Samson is a legendary Israelite judge and warrior famed for his superhuman strength, whose story is told in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Judges
linked to: Samson
subject linked to:
operas such as "Samson et Dalila" by Camille Saint-Saëns
subject linked to:
operas such as "Samson et Dalila" by Camille Saint-Saëns
subject linked to:
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch