Elkanah
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Elkanah is a biblical figure known as the husband of Hannah and the father of the prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elkanah canonical | 10 |
| Samuel (indirectly, through Hannah and Elkanah) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4607851 — 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: Elkanah Context triple: [Samuel, father, Elkanah]
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A.
Amram
Amram is a biblical figure from the Hebrew Bible, known primarily as the father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam and a descendant of Levi.
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B.
Abinadab
Abinadab is a son of King Saul mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, known for dying alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
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C.
Abinadab
Abinadab is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament as one of King David’s brothers and a son of Jesse of Bethlehem.
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D.
Elimelech
Elimelech is a biblical figure from the Book of Ruth, known as Naomi’s husband who left Bethlehem for Moab during a famine and died there.
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E.
patriarch Jacob
Patriarch Jacob is a central biblical figure regarded as the father of the twelve tribes of Israel and a key ancestor of the Israelite people.
- 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: Elkanah Target entity description: Elkanah is a biblical figure known as the husband of Hannah and the father of the prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.
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A.
Amram
Amram is a biblical figure from the Hebrew Bible, known primarily as the father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam and a descendant of Levi.
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B.
Abinadab
Abinadab is a son of King Saul mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, known for dying alongside his father in battle against the Philistines.
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C.
Abinadab
Abinadab is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament as one of King David’s brothers and a son of Jesse of Bethlehem.
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D.
Elimelech
Elimelech is a biblical figure from the Book of Ruth, known as Naomi’s husband who left Bethlehem for Moab during a famine and died there.
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E.
patriarch Jacob
Patriarch Jacob is a central biblical figure regarded as the father of the twelve tribes of Israel and a key ancestor of the Israelite people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
1 Samuel 1
ⓘ
1 Samuel 2 ⓘ
linked to:
1 Samuel
|
| associatedPlace |
Ephraim
ⓘ
Ramah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
recognized in Christian canon
ⓘ
recognized in Jewish canon ⓘ |
| childrenWith |
Hannah
ⓘ
Peninnah ⓘ |
| comforted | Hannah in her barrenness ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Israelite ⓘ |
| devotionalAttitude | faithful worshiper of the LORD ⓘ |
| familyResidence |
Ramah in the hill country of Ephraim
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramah
|
| familyRole | head of his household ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Samuel ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAnotherWife | Peninnah ⓘ |
| householdComposition | two wives, children, and household in Ramah ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| literaryCategory | narrative character in the Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of 1 Samuel
ⓘ
linked to:
1 Samuel
|
| nameLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
God has created
ⓘ
God has possessed ⓘ |
| offeringPractice |
gave Hannah a double portion because he loved her
ⓘ
gave portions of sacrificial meat to his family ⓘ |
| parentOf | other sons and daughters (unnamed in the text) ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDestination | Shiloh ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
birth of Samuel
ⓘ
dedication of Samuel to the LORD at Shiloh ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousActivity | offered sacrifices at Shiloh ⓘ |
| scripturalRole |
father of the prophet Samuel
ⓘ
husband of Hannah ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
1 Samuel 1:1–28
ⓘ
1 Samuel 2:11 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hannah
ⓘ
Peninnah ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Old Testament
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-monarchic period of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Ephraimite ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | YHWH ⓘ |
| worshipPractice | went up yearly to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Elkanah Description of subject: Elkanah is a biblical figure known as the husband of Hannah and the father of the prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible
linked to: Elkanah
subject linked to:
Prophet Samuel