Shomron
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Shomron is the Hebrew name for Samaria, the ancient biblical region and former capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shomron canonical | 4 |
| אזור יהודה ושומרון | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6746679 — 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: Shomron Context triple: [Samareia, etymologicallyRelatedTo, Shomron]
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A.
Gush Etzion
Gush Etzion is a cluster of Israeli settlements and communities located south of Jerusalem, historically significant for its strategic position and role in the Arab–Israeli conflict.
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B.
Mishmar HaSharon
Mishmar HaSharon is a kibbutz in central Israel known as the birthplace of former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
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C.
Golan Heights
The Golan Heights is a strategically important plateau in the Levant, internationally recognized as Syrian territory but occupied and effectively annexed by Israel, and a longstanding focal point of the Arab–Israeli conflict.
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D.
Gush Dan
Gush Dan is the densely populated metropolitan area centered around Tel Aviv on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, encompassing numerous surrounding cities and suburbs.
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E.
Yamit region
The Yamit region was an Israeli-developed settlement area in the northeastern Sinai Peninsula that became a focal point of controversy and evacuation prior to Israel’s withdrawal from Sinai in the early 1980s.
- 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: Shomron Target entity description: Shomron is the Hebrew name for Samaria, the ancient biblical region and former capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel.
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A.
Gush Etzion
Gush Etzion is a cluster of Israeli settlements and communities located south of Jerusalem, historically significant for its strategic position and role in the Arab–Israeli conflict.
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B.
Mishmar HaSharon
Mishmar HaSharon is a kibbutz in central Israel known as the birthplace of former Prime Minister Ehud Barak.
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C.
Golan Heights
The Golan Heights is a strategically important plateau in the Levant, internationally recognized as Syrian territory but occupied and effectively annexed by Israel, and a longstanding focal point of the Arab–Israeli conflict.
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D.
Gush Dan
Gush Dan is the densely populated metropolitan area centered around Tel Aviv on Israel’s Mediterranean coast, encompassing numerous surrounding cities and suburbs.
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E.
Yamit region
The Yamit region was an Israeli-developed settlement area in the northeastern Sinai Peninsula that became a focal point of controversy and evacuation prior to Israel’s withdrawal from Sinai in the early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
biblical region ⓘ former capital city ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| approximateConquestDate | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Sebastia archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedTribe |
tribe of Ephraim
ⓘ
tribe of Manasseh ⓘ
linked to:
Tribe of Manasseh
|
| capitalOf |
Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
Sargon II ⓘ Shalmaneser V ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
|
| etymology |
possibly derived from name Shemer
ⓘ
related to Hebrew root for "to watch" or "to guard" ⓘ |
| event |
Assyrian conquest of Samaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
|
| foundedAs | new capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Omri ⓘ |
| founderOccupation | king of Israel ⓘ |
| hasRuinsFrom |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| HebrewNameOf | Samaria ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Land of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Eretz HaKodesh
ancient Near East ⓘ central highlands of ancient Israel ⓘ hill country of Ephraim ⓘ
linked to:
Ephraim
region of Samaria ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| mentionedInBook |
1 Kings
ⓘ
2 Kings ⓘ
linked to:
Book of 2 Kings
Amos ⓘ Hosea ⓘ |
| modernCountry |
State of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
|
| modernName |
Sebastia
ⓘ
linked to:
Sebaste
|
| modernTerritory | West Bank ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shemer ⓘ |
| purchasedFrom | Shemer ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | site of rival cult to Jerusalem in biblical narratives ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ Samaritanism ⓘ |
| replaced | Tirzah ⓘ |
| roleInBible |
political center of the northern kingdom
ⓘ
symbol of idolatry and judgment in prophetic literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shomron Description of subject: Shomron is the Hebrew name for Samaria, the ancient biblical region and former capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shomron