Machir son of Ammiel
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Machir son of Ammiel is a biblical figure from the Old Testament known for his generosity in sheltering Mephibosheth, the crippled son of Jonathan, in Mahanaim.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Machir son of Ammiel canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19784524 — 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: Machir son of Ammiel Context triple: [Mahanaim, associatedWithPerson, Machir son of Ammiel]
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A.
Machir son of Manasseh
Machir son of Manasseh is a biblical figure in the Hebrew Bible, known as the firstborn of Manasseh and progenitor of a prominent clan within the tribe of Manasseh in ancient Israel.
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B.
Machlon
Machlon is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Ruth as one of Elimelech and Naomi’s sons, whose death leads to Ruth’s eventual marriage to Boaz.
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C.
Malchi-shua son of Saul
Malchi-shua son of Saul was one of King Saul’s sons and a prince of ancient Israel who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
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D.
Shimeah
Shimeah is a biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, known primarily as an alternative name for Shammah.
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E.
Achbor son of Micaiah
Achbor son of Micaiah is a biblical official in the court of King Josiah of Judah, known for being sent to consult the prophetess Huldah regarding the Book of the Law.
- 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: Machir son of Ammiel Target entity description: Machir son of Ammiel is a biblical figure from the Old Testament known for his generosity in sheltering Mephibosheth, the crippled son of Jonathan, in Mahanaim.
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A.
Machir son of Manasseh
Machir son of Manasseh is a biblical figure in the Hebrew Bible, known as the firstborn of Manasseh and progenitor of a prominent clan within the tribe of Manasseh in ancient Israel.
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B.
Machlon
Machlon is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Ruth as one of Elimelech and Naomi’s sons, whose death leads to Ruth’s eventual marriage to Boaz.
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C.
Malchi-shua son of Saul
Malchi-shua son of Saul was one of King Saul’s sons and a prince of ancient Israel who died alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
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D.
Shimeah
Shimeah is a biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, known primarily as an alternative name for Shammah.
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E.
Achbor son of Micaiah
Achbor son of Micaiah is a biblical official in the court of King Josiah of Judah, known for being sent to consult the prophetess Huldah regarding the Book of the Law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.