Perizzites
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The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perizzites canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T617618 — 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: Perizzites Context triple: [Canaan, associatedPeople, Perizzites]
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A.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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B.
Athenian cavalry
The Athenian cavalry was the mounted military force of ancient Athens, used primarily for reconnaissance, skirmishing, and supporting the city-state’s infantry-dominated armies.
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C.
Spartiate
Spartiate was a 74-gun French ship of the line captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy.
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D.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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E.
Gurians
Gurians are a regional Georgian ethnic group from the historical province of Guria in western Georgia, known for their distinct dialect, folklore, and cultural traditions.
- 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: Perizzites Target entity description: The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
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A.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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B.
Athenian cavalry
The Athenian cavalry was the mounted military force of ancient Athens, used primarily for reconnaissance, skirmishing, and supporting the city-state’s infantry-dominated armies.
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C.
Spartiate
Spartiate was a 74-gun French ship of the line captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy.
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D.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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E.
Gurians
Gurians are a regional Georgian ethnic group from the historical province of Guria in western Georgia, known for their distinct dialect, folklore, and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
biblical people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalIdentification | uncertain ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityType | Canaanite deities ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient peoples of the Near East
ⓘ
Peoples in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| describedAs | inhabitants of Canaan before the Israelites ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Canaanite people
ⓘ
linked to:
Canaanites
|
| ethnicOrigin | uncertain ⓘ |
| extraBiblicalAttestation | none securely identified ⓘ |
| fateAccordingToBible | dispossessed or absorbed by Israelites ⓘ |
| firstAttestedIn |
Genesis 13:7
ⓘ
Genesis 15:20 ⓘ |
| geographicalAssociation | central hill country of Canaan (traditional scholarly view) ⓘ |
| groupType | non-Israelite population of Canaan ⓘ |
| historicity | debated among modern scholars ⓘ |
| inhabitedRegion |
Canaan
ⓘ
land of Canaan ⓘ
linked to:
Canaan
|
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| laterStatusInEzra | non-Israelite peoples of the land involved in intermarriage ⓘ |
| listedAmong |
nations of Canaan
ⓘ
peoples to be dispossessed by Israelites ⓘ |
| mentionedAlongside |
Amorites
ⓘ
Canaanites ⓘ Girgashites ⓘ Hittites ⓘ
linked to:
Hittite Empire
Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Hivites, Jebusites, Girgashites ⓘ Hivites ⓘ Jebusites ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| nameForm |
Hebrew: פְּרִזִּי (Perizzi)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| politicalOrganization | not clearly described in biblical text ⓘ |
| possibleEtymology | from Hebrew root meaning "rural" or "village dwellers" ⓘ |
| primaryEvidenceType | literary (biblical) sources ⓘ |
| religion | Canaanite religion ⓘ |
| roleInConquestNarrative | targets of Israelite conquest ⓘ |
| roleInText | indigenous inhabitants of the land promised to Abraham’s descendants ⓘ |
| socialDescription | possibly non-walled-town or rural population ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Book of Deuteronomy
ⓘ
Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Ezra ⓘ
linked to:
Ezra–Nehemiah
Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Joshua ⓘ Book of Judges ⓘ
linked to:
Judges
|
| statusInDeuteronomy | one of the nations to be driven out ⓘ |
| statusInJoshua | one of the peoples subdued by Israel ⓘ |
| statusInJudges | one of the nations remaining among Israel ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Israelite settlement period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perizzites Description of subject: The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
Referenced by (8)
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