Shammah
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Shammah is a minor biblical figure listed among the descendants of Esau in the Book of Genesis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shammah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14630113 — 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: Shammah Context triple: [Genesis 36, mentions, Shammah]
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A.
Shammah
Shammah is a lesser-known son of Jesse mentioned in the Bible, traditionally recognized as one of King David’s older brothers.
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B.
Shammua
Shammua is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, known primarily as one of the sons of David.
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C.
Mohammerah
Mohammerah is the historical name of the port city now known as Khorramshahr in southwestern Iran, located near the confluence of the Karun River and the Shatt al-Arab.
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D.
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan was an Umayyad military figure infamous in Islamic history for his leading role in the killing of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala.
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E.
Shamgar
Shamgar is a minor biblical judge and warrior mentioned in the Book of Judges, known for defeating a large number of Philistines with an oxgoad.
- 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: Shammah Target entity description: Shammah is a minor biblical figure listed among the descendants of Esau in the Book of Genesis.
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A.
Shammah
Shammah is a lesser-known son of Jesse mentioned in the Bible, traditionally recognized as one of King David’s older brothers.
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B.
Shammua
Shammua is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, known primarily as one of the sons of David.
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C.
Mohammerah
Mohammerah is the historical name of the port city now known as Khorramshahr in southwestern Iran, located near the confluence of the Karun River and the Shatt al-Arab.
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D.
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan was an Umayyad military figure infamous in Islamic history for his leading role in the killing of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala.
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E.
Shamgar
Shamgar is a minor biblical judge and warrior mentioned in the Book of Judges, known for defeating a large number of Philistines with an oxgoad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.