יְהוֹיָקִים
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יְהוֹיָקִים was a king of Judah in the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE, known from the Hebrew Bible for his reign under the shadow of rising Babylonian power and for his negative portrayal by the biblical prophets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| יְהוֹיָקִים canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3216569 — 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: יְהוֹיָקִים Context triple: [Jehoiakim, alsoKnownAs, יְהוֹיָקִים]
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A.
יִשַׁי
יִשַׁי is the Hebrew name for Jesse, the father of King David in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Bethuel
Bethuel is a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis, known as the father of Laban and Rebekah and a descendant of Abraham’s family line.
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C.
Isaac
Isaac is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "he will laugh" or "laughter."
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D.
Isaac
Isaac is an artificial lifeform and science officer from the Kaylon race in the science fiction television series "The Orville."
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E.
Jacob
Jacob is a central patriarch in the Hebrew Bible, regarded in Judaism as the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- 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: יְהוֹיָקִים Target entity description: יְהוֹיָקִים was a king of Judah in the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE, known from the Hebrew Bible for his reign under the shadow of rising Babylonian power and for his negative portrayal by the biblical prophets.
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A.
יִשַׁי
יִשַׁי is the Hebrew name for Jesse, the father of King David in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Bethuel
Bethuel is a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis, known as the father of Laban and Rebekah and a descendant of Abraham’s family line.
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C.
Isaac
Isaac is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally interpreted to mean "he will laugh" or "laughter."
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D.
Isaac
Isaac is an artificial lifeform and science officer from the Kaylon race in the science fiction television series "The Orville."
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E.
Jacob
Jacob is a central patriarch in the Hebrew Bible, regarded in Judaism as the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
ⓘ
Human ⓘ King of Judah ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
Idolatry
ⓘ
Oppression of his people ⓘ Social injustice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eliakim
ⓘ
linked to:
Yehoyaqim
|
| appointedBy |
Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Necho II
|
| capital | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| child |
יְהוֹיָכִין
ⓘ
linked to:
Yehoyaqim
צִדְקִיָּהוּ (according to some traditions) ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Ezekiel
ⓘ
Jeremiah ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| deathCause | Uncertain (biblical accounts imply violent or ignominious death) ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Jerusalem (traditional view)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jerusalem
|
| era |
Early 6th century BCE
ⓘ
Late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| father | יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Southern Levant
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
|
| knownFor |
Burning the scroll of Jeremiah
ⓘ
Negative portrayal by biblical prophets ⓘ Reign during rise of Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | YHWH raises up (approximate meaning) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Chronicles
ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Chronicles
Book of Daniel ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Kings ⓘ
linked to:
Books of Kings
|
| mother | זְבוּדָה בַּת פְּדָיָה מִן־רוּמָה ⓘ |
| nameChangedBy |
Pharaoh Necho II of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Necho II
|
| nameInEnglish | Jehoiakim ⓘ |
| nameInHebrew | יְהוֹיָקִים ⓘ |
| originalName | Eliakim ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Judah ⓘ |
| predecessor | יְהוֹאָחָז ⓘ |
| reignDuration | 11 years ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 598 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 609 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of David ⓘ |
| spouse | Nehushta’s father’s daughter (traditional attribution; uncertain name) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Later Jewish and Christian exegesis
ⓘ
Prophecies of Jeremiah ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Jeremiah
|
| successor |
יְהוֹיָכִין
ⓘ
linked to:
Yehoyaqim
|
| vassalOf |
Babylon
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: יְהוֹיָקִים Description of subject: יְהוֹיָקִים was a king of Judah in the late 7th and early 6th centuries BCE, known from the Hebrew Bible for his reign under the shadow of rising Babylonian power and for his negative portrayal by the biblical prophets.
Referenced by (2)
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