מְפִיבֹשֶׁת

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מְפִיבֹשֶׁת is a biblical figure, the disabled son of Jonathan and grandson of King Saul, known for receiving kindness and protection from King David.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
מְפִיבֹשֶׁת canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
human ⓘ
accidentOccurredDuring flight after news of Saul and Jonathan’s deaths ⓘ
ageAtAccident five years old ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Merib-baal ⓘ
linked to: Esh-baal
associatedWithTheme care for the disabled ⓘ
covenant loyalty ⓘ
royal mercy ⓘ
ateRegularlyAtTableOf King David ⓘ
biblicalBookChapter 1 Chronicles 8 ⓘ
1 Chronicles 9 ⓘ
2 Samuel 16 ⓘ
2 Samuel 19 ⓘ
2 Samuel 4 ⓘ
2 Samuel 9 ⓘ
causeOfDisability fall in childhood ⓘ
describedIn Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
ethnicity Israelite ⓘ
linked to: Israelites
father Jonathan ⓘ
fatherDiedAt battle of Gilboa ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName מְפִיבֹשֶׁת ⓘ
grandfather Saul ⓘ
grandfatherDiedAt battle of Gilboa ⓘ
hasDisability lameness ⓘ
lamenessAffects both feet ⓘ
landRestoredBy King David ⓘ
landsPreviouslyBelongedTo Saul ⓘ
languageContext Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
livedDuringReignOf King David ⓘ
mentionedIn 1 Chronicles ⓘ
2 Samuel ⓘ
nameInEnglishTransliteration Mephibosheth ⓘ
nameInHebrew מְפִיבֹשֶׁת ⓘ
nameVariant Meribbaal ⓘ
nameVariantAttestedIn 1 Chronicles 8:34 ⓘ
1 Chronicles 9:40 ⓘ
notableFor being disabled yet honored at the royal table ⓘ
being the son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul ⓘ
nurse unnamed nurse ⓘ
offspring Mica ⓘ
protectedBy King David ⓘ
receivedKindnessFrom King David ⓘ
residenceGrantedBy King David ⓘ
royalHouse House of Saul ⓘ
servedBy Ziba ⓘ
ZibaRole servant of Saul’s house ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mephibosheth → hebrewName → מְפִיבֹשֶׁת ⓘ
מְפִיבֹשֶׁת → givenName → מְפִיבֹשֶׁת ⓘ