Goliath's sword
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Goliath's sword is the massive weapon taken by the young David after defeating the Philistine giant Goliath, later becoming a symbol of God's deliverance and David's rising status in biblical tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goliath's sword canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4814955 — 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: Goliath's sword Context triple: [David and Goliath, featuresObject, Goliath's sword]
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A.
Chain Sword
Chain Sword is a retractable, chain-linked blade weapon used by the Jaeger Gipsy Danger in the Pacific Rim universe for close-quarters combat against kaiju.
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B.
Gungnir
Gungnir is the legendary spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology, renowned for its unerring accuracy and powerful enchantments.
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C.
Hercules’ Mace
Hercules’ Mace is a natural rock formation named for its resemblance to the mythological hero Hercules’ weapon.
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D.
Finn’s grass sword
Finn’s grass sword is a powerful, shape-shifting weapon in Adventure Time that grants Finn enhanced combat abilities and plays a key role in several major battles and story arcs.
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E.
Battleaxe
Battleaxe was the codename for a 1941 British offensive in North Africa during World War II aimed at relieving the besieged city of Tobruk and pushing back Axis forces.
- 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: Goliath's sword Target entity description: Goliath's sword is the massive weapon taken by the young David after defeating the Philistine giant Goliath, later becoming a symbol of God's deliverance and David's rising status in biblical tradition.
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A.
Chain Sword
Chain Sword is a retractable, chain-linked blade weapon used by the Jaeger Gipsy Danger in the Pacific Rim universe for close-quarters combat against kaiju.
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B.
Gungnir
Gungnir is the legendary spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology, renowned for its unerring accuracy and powerful enchantments.
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C.
Hercules’ Mace
Hercules’ Mace is a natural rock formation named for its resemblance to the mythological hero Hercules’ weapon.
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D.
Finn’s grass sword
Finn’s grass sword is a powerful, shape-shifting weapon in Adventure Time that grants Finn enhanced combat abilities and plays a key role in several major battles and story arcs.
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E.
Battleaxe
Battleaxe was the codename for a 1941 British offensive in North Africa during World War II aimed at relieving the besieged city of Tobruk and pushing back Axis forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical artifact
ⓘ
symbolic object ⓘ weapon ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| appearsInWork | 1 Samuel ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | David's defeat of Goliath ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Philistines ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
David
ⓘ
Goliath ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Valley of Elah ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of victory over giants or overwhelming foes ⓘ |
| describedAs |
massive
ⓘ
unique ⓘ without equal ⓘ |
| genreContext | religious scripture ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn |
Christian canon
ⓘ
Jewish canon ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish biblical canon
|
| hasOwnerInNarrative | Goliath ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentOwnerInNarrative | David ⓘ |
| hasType | sword ⓘ |
| keptAt | Nob ⓘ |
| keptBy |
Ahimelech the priest
ⓘ
linked to:
Abiathar
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Samuel 17
ⓘ
1 Samuel 21 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with David's flight from Saul
ⓘ
being taken by David after Goliath's defeat ⓘ |
| originalLanguageContext | Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf | biblical narrative of David's early life ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
David and Goliath narrative
ⓘ
linked to:
David and Goliath
Philistine–Israelite conflicts ⓘ
linked to:
Judah and Philistia
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| retrievedBy | David at Nob ⓘ |
| storedIn | tabernacle at Nob ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
David's rising status
ⓘ
God's deliverance ⓘ God's power over Israel's enemies ⓘ divine victory ⓘ |
| takenAsSpoilBy | David ⓘ |
| takenBy | David ⓘ |
| timePeriodContext | biblical Iron Age Israel ⓘ |
| usedAs | literary symbol of overcoming great odds ⓘ |
| usedAsEvidenceOf |
David's reliance on God's past deliverance
ⓘ
God's faithfulness to David ⓘ |
| usedBy | Goliath ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Goliath's sword Description of subject: Goliath's sword is the massive weapon taken by the young David after defeating the Philistine giant Goliath, later becoming a symbol of God's deliverance and David's rising status in biblical tradition.
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