Star of David
E2289
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Star of David canonical | 14 |
| Magen David | 4 |
| Star of David (later association) | 1 |
| Stars of David | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T30451 — 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: Star of David Context triple: [Jews, hasSymbol, Star of David]
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A.
Hinomaru
Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan, featuring a red circle centered on a white field symbolizing the rising sun.
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B.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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C.
Crown
The Crown is the institution representing the British monarchy and the executive authority of the state, distinct from Parliament and the judiciary.
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D.
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
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E.
ichthys
Ichthys is an early Christian symbol depicting a simple fish outline, historically used by believers as a secret sign of their faith.
- 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: Star of David Target entity description: The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
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A.
Hinomaru
Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan, featuring a red circle centered on a white field symbolizing the rising sun.
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B.
Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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C.
Crown
The Crown is the institution representing the British monarchy and the executive authority of the state, distinct from Parliament and the judiciary.
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D.
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
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E.
ichthys
Ichthys is an early Christian symbol depicting a simple fish outline, historically used by believers as a secret sign of their faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish symbol
ⓘ
geometric figure ⓘ hexagram ⓘ religious symbol ⓘ |
| adoptedAsCentralSymbolBy | Zionism ⓘ |
| adoptedOnFlagBy |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| appearedIn |
medieval Jewish manuscripts
ⓘ
medieval synagogue decorations ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Holocaust ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | King David ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish religious symbols
ⓘ
religious symbols on flags ⓘ |
| colorOftenUsed |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| composedOf | two interlocking triangles ⓘ |
| featuredOn | flag of Israel ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Jews ⓘ |
| hasName |
Star of David
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Magen David
Shield of David ⓘ Star of David self-link ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Shield of David
ⓘ
surface form:
Māgēn Dāvid
Shield of David ⓘ
surface form:
מגן דוד
|
| hasNumberOfPoints | 6 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificanceFor | Jews ⓘ |
| hasShape | six-pointed star ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | hexagonal symmetry ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedIn |
Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
Kabbalah ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Christian cross
ⓘ
Islamic star and crescent ⓘ |
| persecutoryUse | yellow badge in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| relatedShape |
hexagon
ⓘ
triangle ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Jewish community
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Jewish identity ⓘ Jewish people ⓘ Judaism ⓘ connection between God and the Jewish people ⓘ divine protection ⓘ |
| usedAs |
emblem of Jewish communities in Europe
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emblem of Zionist movement ⓘ marker of Jewish identity during the Holocaust ⓘ |
| usedByReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Israeli flag
ⓘ
Jewish ceremonial object ⓘ Jewish flag ⓘ Jewish jewelry ⓘ Jewish prayer book ⓘ Jewish tombstone ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Star of David Description of subject: The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Magen David
this entity surface form:
Star of David (later association)
this entity surface form:
Magen David
this entity surface form:
Magen David
this entity surface form:
Stars of David
this entity surface form:
Magen David