Malchi-shua
E109474
Malchi-shua was one of King Saul’s sons, a Hebrew prince mentioned in the Bible who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malchi-shua canonical | 3 |
| Malchishua | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T935022 — 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: Malchi-shua Context triple: [King Saul, child, Malchi-shua]
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A.
Malchuyot
Malchuyot is the section of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy that focuses on proclaiming God’s kingship and sovereignty over the world.
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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.
Zimran
Zimran is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of Abraham's sons by his wife Keturah.
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D.
Shosha
Shosha is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer that portrays a doomed love story set against the backdrop of pre–World War II Jewish Warsaw.
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E.
Keturah
Keturah is a woman in the Hebrew Bible known as a later wife or concubine of Abraham, through whom several Arabian tribes are traditionally traced.
- 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: Malchi-shua Target entity description: Malchi-shua was one of King Saul’s sons, a Hebrew prince mentioned in the Bible who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
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A.
Malchuyot
Malchuyot is the section of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy that focuses on proclaiming God’s kingship and sovereignty over the world.
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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.
Zimran
Zimran is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of Abraham's sons by his wife Keturah.
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D.
Shosha
Shosha is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer that portrays a doomed love story set against the backdrop of pre–World War II Jewish Warsaw.
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E.
Keturah
Keturah is a woman in the Hebrew Bible known as a later wife or concubine of Abraham, through whom several Arabian tribes are traditionally traced.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew prince
ⓘ
ancient Israelite ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Israel under Saul
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
|
| deathDescribedIn |
1 Chronicles 10
ⓘ
1 Samuel 31 ⓘ |
| diedAlongside |
Abinadab
ⓘ
Jonathan ⓘ Saul ⓘ |
| diedIn |
Battle of Mount Gilboa
ⓘ
linked to:
battle of Gilboa
|
| enemyInBattle | Philistines ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Israelites ⓘ |
| father | Saul ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of 1 Chronicles
ⓘ
linked to:
1 Chronicles
Book of 1 Samuel ⓘ
linked to:
1 Samuel
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| mother | Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz ⓘ |
| nameMeaningTradition | "my king is salvation" (traditional interpretation) ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a son of King Saul who fell in battle at Gilboa ⓘ |
| positionHeld | prince of Israel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ish-bosheth
ⓘ
Ishvi ⓘ Jonathan ⓘ Merab ⓘ Michal ⓘ |
| timePeriod | biblical period of the United Monarchy ⓘ |
| tribe | Tribe of Benjamin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malchi-shua Description of subject: Malchi-shua was one of King Saul’s sons, a Hebrew prince mentioned in the Bible who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.