biblical character
C5606
concept
A biblical character is an individual, either historical or symbolic, depicted in the Bible whose actions, experiences, and relationships contribute to the religious, moral, and narrative themes of the scriptural text.
All labels observed (39)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| person in the Hebrew Bible | 36 |
| biblical people | 26 |
| Old Testament person | 18 |
| biblical prophet | 12 |
| Person in the Hebrew Bible | 7 |
| Hebrew prophet | 6 |
| biblical character canonical | 6 |
| woman in the Bible | 5 |
| Hebrew Bible character | 4 |
| Hebrew Bible person | 4 |
| character in the Book of Daniel | 4 |
| BiblicalFigure | 3 |
| Hebrew Bible prophet | 3 |
| Old Testament prophet | 3 |
| biblical figures | 3 |
| religious character | 3 |
| Hebrew Bible figure | 2 |
| Old Testament character | 2 |
| character in the Book of Judges | 2 |
| character in the Hebrew Bible | 2 |
| minor biblical character | 2 |
| minor biblical figure | 2 |
| person in the Bible | 2 |
| scriptural character | 2 |
| נביא מקראי | 2 |
| AbrahamicReligiousFigure | 1 |
| Bible character | 1 |
| Biblical couple | 1 |
| Biblical figures | 1 |
| Book of Daniel character | 1 |
| Book of Esther character | 1 |
| HebrewBibleProphet | 1 |
| OldTestamentFigure | 1 |
| biblical priest | 1 |
| biblicalFigure | 1 |
| character in the Book of Tobit | 1 |
| character in the Old Testament | 1 |
| female biblical figure | 1 |
| نبي_مذكور_في_التوراة | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: biblical character
Generated description
A biblical character is an individual, either historical or symbolic, depicted in the Bible whose actions, experiences, and relationships contribute to the religious, moral, and narrative themes of the scriptural text.
Instances (160)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| people of Madyan | biblical people |
| the Beast | — |
| Bezalel | Old Testament person |
| Daniel (biblical prophet) | biblical prophet |
| Belshazzar | character in the Book of Daniel |
| Haggai | Hebrew prophet |
| Iddo | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Sheba | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Dedan | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Nebaioth | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Mishma | minor biblical figure |
| Naphish | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Saint Joachim | person in the Bible |
| Sulayman | BiblicalFigure |
| Elijah | Old Testament prophet |
| Reuel | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Magi | Biblical figures |
| Melchizedek | Old Testament person |
| Goliath | character in the Hebrew Bible |
| Meshech | biblical people |
| Tubal | biblical people |
| Put | biblical people |
| Beth-togarmah | biblical people |
| Zakariya | BiblicalFigure |
| Sealtiel | Old Testament person |
| Jezer | minor biblical figure |
| Puah | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Merari | Old Testament person |
|
Prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah
surface form:
Uriah son of Shemaiah
|
biblical prophet |
| Judith’s maidservant | — |
| Sister Moore | religious character |
| Sister Boxer | religious character |
| Sarah | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Araunah the Jebusite | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Hivites | biblical people |
|
Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Hivites, Jebusites, Girgashites
surface form:
Hivites
|
biblical people |
| Pekah | Person in the Hebrew Bible |
| women of Israel | biblical people |
| Merarites | biblical people |
| Moab son of Lot | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Gibeonites | biblical people |
| Danites | biblical people |
| Joshua | Old Testament person |
| Leah | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Gad son of Jacob | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Mishael | character in the Book of Daniel |
| Jael | woman in the Bible |
| Sisera | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Joash | person in the Hebrew Bible |
| Manoah | character in the Book of Judges |