Huldah
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Huldah is a prophetess in the Hebrew Bible known for authenticating the rediscovered Book of the Law during King Josiah’s reign and delivering God’s judgment and promises to Judah.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huldah canonical | 5 |
| Huldah the prophetess | 3 |
| prophetess Huldah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887817 — 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: Huldah Context triple: [Kings, mentionsProphet, Huldah]
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A.
Ahinoam of Jezreel
Ahinoam of Jezreel was one of King David’s wives in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Amnon.
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B.
Shealtiel
Shealtiel is a biblical figure known primarily as a descendant of King Jehoiachin and an ancestor of Zerubbabel in the Davidic royal line.
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C.
Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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D.
Miriam
Miriam is a prominent biblical figure known as the sister of Moses and Aaron and as a prophetess during the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
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E.
Hoshea
Hoshea was the last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, whose reign ended with the Assyrian conquest and the kingdom’s destruction in the 8th century BCE.
- 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: Huldah Target entity description: Huldah is a prophetess in the Hebrew Bible known for authenticating the rediscovered Book of the Law during King Josiah’s reign and delivering God’s judgment and promises to Judah.
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A.
Ahinoam of Jezreel
Ahinoam of Jezreel was one of King David’s wives in the Hebrew Bible and the mother of his son Amnon.
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B.
Shealtiel
Shealtiel is a biblical figure known primarily as a descendant of King Jehoiachin and an ancestor of Zerubbabel in the Davidic royal line.
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C.
Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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D.
Miriam
Miriam is a prominent biblical figure known as the sister of Moses and Aaron and as a prophetess during the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.
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E.
Hoshea
Hoshea was the last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, whose reign ended with the Assyrian conquest and the kingdom’s destruction in the 8th century BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible person
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ prophetess ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Temple
|
| associatedWith |
Achbor son of Micaiah
ⓘ
Ahikam son of Shaphan ⓘ Asaiah a servant of the king ⓘ High Priest Hilkiah ⓘ
linked to:
Hilkiah
King Josiah ⓘ
linked to:
Josiah
Shaphan the scribe ⓘ |
| category |
Josiah narrative characters
ⓘ
Prophets in the Tanakh ⓘ Women in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| consultedBy | royal delegation from Josiah ⓘ |
| declaredText | the Book of the Law was the word of the Lord ⓘ |
| function |
interpreter of the Book of the Law
ⓘ
mediator of divine revelation to the king ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| judgmentMessage | Jerusalem would become a desolation and a curse ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authenticating the Book of the Law
ⓘ
confirming coming disaster on Jerusalem ⓘ delivering God’s judgment on Judah ⓘ promising mercy to King Josiah ⓘ |
| languageContext | Hebrew ⓘ |
| livedIn | Second District of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Shallum ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
2 Chronicles 34
ⓘ
linked to:
2 Chronicles
2 Kings 22 ⓘ |
| promiseMessage | Josiah would be gathered to his grave in peace ⓘ |
| reasonForJudgment |
Judah burned incense to other gods
ⓘ
Judah provoked the Lord to anger with idols ⓘ |
| religiousCanonStatus |
recognized figure in Christian tradition
ⓘ
recognized figure in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| role | prophet ⓘ |
| scripturalContext | religious reforms of Josiah ⓘ |
| scripturalEvent |
consulted about the rediscovered Book of the Law
ⓘ
prophesied disaster because Judah forsook the Lord ⓘ prophesied that Josiah would die in peace ⓘ |
| scripturalGenreContext | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Masoretic Text
ⓘ
Septuagint ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | keeper of the wardrobe ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
example of female prophetic authority
ⓘ
witness to covenant faithfulness and judgment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of King Josiah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Huldah Description of subject: Huldah is a prophetess in the Hebrew Bible known for authenticating the rediscovered Book of the Law during King Josiah’s reign and delivering God’s judgment and promises to Judah.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Huldah
linked to: Huldah
subject linked to:
Asaiah a servant of the king
subject linked to:
Asaiah a servant of the king
linked to: Huldah
linked to: Huldah