Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was a Jewish lexicographer and revivalist who played a central role in transforming Hebrew into a modern spoken language and is often called the “father of Modern Hebrew.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eliezer Ben-Yehuda canonical | 1 |
| Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11011850 — 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: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Context triple: [Second Aliyah, hasNotableParticipant, Eliezer Ben-Yehuda]
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A.
Pinchas Sapir
Pinchas Sapir was a prominent Israeli politician and economic architect who played a central role in shaping Israel’s early industrial and financial development.
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B.
Simha Pinsker
Simha Pinsker was a 19th-century Jewish scholar and historian known for his pioneering research in Hebrew paleography and the history of the Karaites.
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C.
Pinhas Sapir
Pinhas Sapir was a prominent Israeli politician and economic architect who served as finance minister and played a central role in shaping Israel’s early economic development.
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D.
Pinhas Rosen
Pinhas Rosen was an Israeli jurist and politician who served as the country's first Minister of Justice and was a signatory of its Declaration of Independence.
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E.
Ahad Ha'am
Ahad Ha'am was a leading Jewish thinker and essayist who shaped cultural Zionism by emphasizing the creation of a spiritual and cultural center in the Land of Israel rather than immediate political statehood.
- 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: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Target entity description: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was a Jewish lexicographer and revivalist who played a central role in transforming Hebrew into a modern spoken language and is often called the “father of Modern Hebrew.”
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A.
Pinchas Sapir
Pinchas Sapir was a prominent Israeli politician and economic architect who played a central role in shaping Israel’s early industrial and financial development.
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B.
Simha Pinsker
Simha Pinsker was a 19th-century Jewish scholar and historian known for his pioneering research in Hebrew paleography and the history of the Karaites.
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C.
Pinhas Sapir
Pinhas Sapir was a prominent Israeli politician and economic architect who served as finance minister and played a central role in shaping Israel’s early economic development.
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D.
Pinhas Rosen
Pinhas Rosen was an Israeli jurist and politician who served as the country's first Minister of Justice and was a signatory of its Declaration of Independence.
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E.
Ahad Ha'am
Ahad Ha'am was a leading Jewish thinker and essayist who shaped cultural Zionism by emphasizing the creation of a spiritual and cultural center in the Land of Israel rather than immediate political statehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish person
ⓘ
human ⓘ language revivalist ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ |
| advocated |
Hebrew-only education in Jewish schools
ⓘ
use of Hebrew as everyday spoken language ⓘ |
| birthName | Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount of Olives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| child | Itamar Ben‑Avi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1858-01-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-12-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | yeshiva in Lithuania ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Ben‑Yehuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Hebrew language
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ lexicography ⓘ |
| founded | Hebrew Language Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Eliezer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | father of Modern Hebrew ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hebrew language revival movement
NERFINISHED
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Zionist cultural policy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being called the father of Modern Hebrew
ⓘ
revival of Hebrew as a modern spoken language ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Hebrew
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| languageRevived | Modern Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Zionism ⓘ |
| name | Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | Hebrew should be the national language of the Jewish people ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Complete Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hebrew dictionary project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
language activist ⓘ lexicographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Luzhki
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire ⓘ Vilna Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| spouse |
Devora Jonas
NERFINISHED
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Hemda Ben‑Yehuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Description of subject: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was a Jewish lexicographer and revivalist who played a central role in transforming Hebrew into a modern spoken language and is often called the “father of Modern Hebrew.”
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Second Aliyah
this entity surface form:
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda