The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem
E109712
"The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem" is the traditional opening line of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, introducing its reflective and philosophical discourse on the meaning of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T925142 — 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.
Target entity: The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem Context triple: [Book of Ecclesiastes, openingWords, The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem]
-
A.
Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Patriarch of Jerusalem is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the surrounding Holy Land.
-
B.
the Sayer of the Law
The Sayer of the Law is a beast-man on H.G. Wells’s Island of Doctor Moreau who leads the other creatures in reciting the prohibitive laws that enforce their fragile humanity.
-
C.
King of the Jews
King of the Jews is a royal title historically associated with the ruler of Judea, most notably used for Herod the Great in the late first century BCE.
-
D.
Rabbi
A Rabbi is a Jewish religious leader and teacher, traditionally responsible for interpreting Jewish law, guiding community practice, and providing spiritual and ethical instruction.
-
E.
A Beggar in Jerusalem
A Beggar in Jerusalem is a novel by Elie Wiesel that reflects on Jewish identity, memory, and faith in the aftermath of the Six-Day War through the experiences of pilgrims and survivors in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem Target entity description: "The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem" is the traditional opening line of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, introducing its reflective and philosophical discourse on the meaning of life.
-
A.
Patriarch of Jerusalem
The Patriarch of Jerusalem is the senior bishop and spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Jerusalem and the surrounding Holy Land.
-
B.
the Sayer of the Law
The Sayer of the Law is a beast-man on H.G. Wells’s Island of Doctor Moreau who leads the other creatures in reciting the prohibitive laws that enforce their fragile humanity.
-
C.
King of the Jews
King of the Jews is a royal title historically associated with the ruler of Judea, most notably used for Herod the Great in the late first century BCE.
-
D.
Rabbi
A Rabbi is a Jewish religious leader and teacher, traditionally responsible for interpreting Jewish law, guiding community practice, and providing spiritual and ethical instruction.
-
E.
A Beggar in Jerusalem
A Beggar in Jerusalem is a novel by Elie Wiesel that reflects on Jewish identity, memory, and faith in the aftermath of the Six-Day War through the experiences of pilgrims and survivors in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical phrase
ⓘ
incipit ⓘ literary introduction ⓘ opening line ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| appearsInBook |
Book of Ecclesiastes
ⓘ
surface form:
Ecclesiastes
|
| appearsInChapter |
Book of Ecclesiastes
ⓘ
surface form:
Ecclesiastes 1
|
| appearsInVerse | Ecclesiastes 1:1 ⓘ |
| associatedWithBookCategory |
Ketuvim
ⓘ
Writings ⓘ |
| canonicalContext | Wisdom books of the Bible ⓘ |
| citationForm | Ecclesiastes 1:1 opening line ⓘ |
| functionInText |
authorial heading
ⓘ
superscription ⓘ |
| genreIntroduced | wisdom literature ⓘ |
| identifiesSpeakerAs | descendant of Davidic line ⓘ |
| introducesLiteraryForm |
philosophical discourse
ⓘ
reflective monologue ⓘ |
| introducesPerspective |
royal sage
ⓘ
wisdom teacher ⓘ |
| introducesSpeakerRole |
Book of Ecclesiastes
ⓘ
surface form:
Qoheleth
Teacher ⓘ |
| introducesWorkWithTheme |
human existence
ⓘ
meaning of life ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
| isOpeningOf | Book of Ecclesiastes ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryPurpose | to present the sayings of the Teacher ⓘ |
| locatesSpeaker | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | Ecclesiastes narrative voice ⓘ |
| oftenRenderedFromHebrewTerm |
Book of Ecclesiastes
ⓘ
surface form:
Qoheleth
|
| oftenTranslatedAs | The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| refersToCharacter | the Teacher ⓘ |
| refersToTitle |
king in Jerusalem
ⓘ
son of David ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | part of canonical scripture for many Jews and Christians ⓘ |
| signalsAuthorshipClaim | Davidic king ⓘ |
| signalsSetting | ancient Jerusalem ⓘ |
| textualRole | framing device for Ecclesiastes ⓘ |
| theologicalFunction | to frame reflections on life under the sun ⓘ |
| traditionalAttributionOfTeacher |
King Solomon
ⓘ
surface form:
Solomon
|
| usedInTradition |
Christian biblical tradition
ⓘ
Jewish biblical tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem Description of subject: "The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem" is the traditional opening line of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, introducing its reflective and philosophical discourse on the meaning of life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.