Uriah the Hittite
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Uriah the Hittite is a biblical figure and loyal soldier in King David’s army, best known for being betrayed and killed after David’s adultery with his wife Bathsheba.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uriah the Hittite canonical | 12 |
| Uriah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917093 — 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: Uriah the Hittite Context triple: [2 Samuel, mainCharacter, Uriah the Hittite]
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A.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
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B.
Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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C.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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D.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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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: Uriah the Hittite Target entity description: Uriah the Hittite is a biblical figure and loyal soldier in King David’s army, best known for being betrayed and killed after David’s adultery with his wife Bathsheba.
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A.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
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B.
Elisha
Elisha is a prominent Hebrew prophet in the Bible, known as the successor of Elijah and for performing numerous miracles in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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C.
Heman the Ezrahite
Heman the Ezrahite is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as the wise author of Psalm 88 and noted for his exceptional wisdom in the Old Testament.
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D.
Amnon
Amnon is a biblical figure known as the eldest son of King David, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar and subsequent murder by her brother Absalom sparked major turmoil in David’s household.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| allegiance | King David ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bathsheba
ⓘ
Joab ⓘ King David ⓘ |
| battleFront | siege of Rabbah ⓘ |
| buriedWith | fallen soldiers of David’s army ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
integrity
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ |
| commandChain | under Joab ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | subject of sermons and theological reflection on sin and justice ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathManner | orchestrated death by King David ⓘ |
| deathMethod | placed in the front line and abandoned ⓘ |
| deathOrderedBy | King David ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rabbah of the Ammonites ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hittite ⓘ |
| genreOfSource | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Ammonites
ⓘ
linked to:
Ammonite
|
| kingServed | David ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being betrayed by King David
ⓘ
being killed in battle after David’s adultery with Bathsheba ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacyInTradition | symbol of innocent victim of royal abuse of power ⓘ |
| loyalTo | King David ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Yahweh is my light ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
2 Samuel 11
ⓘ
2 Samuel 12 ⓘ Second Book of Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
2 Samuel
|
| moralSignificance | example of unjust killing ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | victim of David’s sin ⓘ |
| occupation | warrior ⓘ |
| refusedAction | going to his house while fellow soldiers were in the field ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
David’s adultery with Bathsheba
ⓘ
Nathan’s rebuke of David ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Old Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
Tanakh ⓘ |
| scripturalContext | story of David and Bathsheba ⓘ |
| scripturalGenre | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| servedIn | army of King David ⓘ |
| spouse | Bathsheba ⓘ |
| testOfLoyalty | refusal to enjoy comforts while army was in the field ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of King David ⓘ |
| victimOf | abuse of royal power by David ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uriah the Hittite Description of subject: Uriah the Hittite is a biblical figure and loyal soldier in King David’s army, best known for being betrayed and killed after David’s adultery with his wife Bathsheba.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Uriah the Hittite