Yehoshua Kenaz
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Yehoshua Kenaz was a prominent Israeli novelist and translator known for his psychologically rich, realist depictions of Israeli society and military life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yehoshua Kenaz canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4759826 — 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: Yehoshua Kenaz Context triple: [Modern Hebrew literature, hasNotableAuthor, Yehoshua Kenaz]
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A.
Shlomo
Shlomo is the Hebrew name for King Solomon, the biblical monarch renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Ehud Shabtai
Ehud Shabtai is an Israeli software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief architect of the GPS-based navigation app Waze.
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C.
Yehoshua Ravnitzky
Yehoshua Ravnitzky was a Jewish writer, editor, and publisher best known for co-editing the monumental anthology of rabbinic literature "Sefer Ha-Aggadah" with Hayim Nahman Bialik.
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D.
Yigal Shiloh
Yigal Shiloh was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his influential excavations in Jerusalem and his contributions to the study of ancient Israelite urbanism and material culture.
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E.
Ze'ev
Ze'ev is a Hebrew given name meaning "wolf," commonly used in Israel and among Jewish communities worldwide.
- 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: Yehoshua Kenaz Target entity description: Yehoshua Kenaz was a prominent Israeli novelist and translator known for his psychologically rich, realist depictions of Israeli society and military life.
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A.
Shlomo
Shlomo is the Hebrew name for King Solomon, the biblical monarch renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Ehud Shabtai
Ehud Shabtai is an Israeli software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief architect of the GPS-based navigation app Waze.
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C.
Yehoshua Ravnitzky
Yehoshua Ravnitzky was a Jewish writer, editor, and publisher best known for co-editing the monumental anthology of rabbinic literature "Sefer Ha-Aggadah" with Hayim Nahman Bialik.
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D.
Yigal Shiloh
Yigal Shiloh was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his influential excavations in Jerusalem and his contributions to the study of ancient Israelite urbanism and material culture.
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E.
Ze'ev
Ze'ev is a Hebrew given name meaning "wolf," commonly used in Israel and among Jewish communities worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli writer
ⓘ
human ⓘ novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the leading Israeli novelists of his generation ⓘ |
| familyName | Kenaz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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translation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
realist fiction ⓘ |
| givenName |
Yehoshua
ⓘ
linked to:
Joshua
|
| hasRole | cultural mediator between Hebrew and European literatures ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European literature ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Israeli literature ⓘ |
| mediaType |
novel
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| name | Yehoshua Kenaz ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
psychological depth of characters
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
| nationality |
Israeli
ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Israelis
|
| notableFor |
depictions of Israeli military life
ⓘ
depictions of Israeli society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Infiltration
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Musical Moment ⓘ Returning Lost Loves ⓘ The Great Woman of the Dreams ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| primarySubjectOfWriting |
Israeli military service
ⓘ
Israeli society ⓘ interpersonal relationships ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| workTranslatedInto |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
literary realism
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psychological realism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yehoshua Kenaz Description of subject: Yehoshua Kenaz was a prominent Israeli novelist and translator known for his psychologically rich, realist depictions of Israeli society and military life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.