Yehoshua Kenaz
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Yehoshua Kenaz was a prominent Israeli novelist and translator known for his psychologically rich, realist depictions of Israeli society and military life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yehoshua Kenaz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4759826 — 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: Yehoshua Kenaz Context triple: [Modern Hebrew literature, hasNotableAuthor, Yehoshua Kenaz]
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A.
Shlomo
Shlomo is the Hebrew name for King Solomon, the biblical monarch renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Ehud Shabtai
Ehud Shabtai is an Israeli software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief architect of the GPS-based navigation app Waze.
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C.
Yehoshua Ravnitzky
Yehoshua Ravnitzky was a Jewish writer, editor, and publisher best known for co-editing the monumental anthology of rabbinic literature "Sefer Ha-Aggadah" with Hayim Nahman Bialik.
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D.
Yigal Shiloh
Yigal Shiloh was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his influential excavations in Jerusalem and his contributions to the study of ancient Israelite urbanism and material culture.
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E.
Ze'ev
Ze'ev is a Hebrew given name meaning "wolf," commonly used in Israel and among Jewish communities worldwide.
- 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: Yehoshua Kenaz Target entity description: Yehoshua Kenaz was a prominent Israeli novelist and translator known for his psychologically rich, realist depictions of Israeli society and military life.
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A.
Shlomo
Shlomo is the Hebrew name for King Solomon, the biblical monarch renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Ehud Shabtai
Ehud Shabtai is an Israeli software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and chief architect of the GPS-based navigation app Waze.
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C.
Yehoshua Ravnitzky
Yehoshua Ravnitzky was a Jewish writer, editor, and publisher best known for co-editing the monumental anthology of rabbinic literature "Sefer Ha-Aggadah" with Hayim Nahman Bialik.
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D.
Yigal Shiloh
Yigal Shiloh was an Israeli archaeologist best known for his influential excavations in Jerusalem and his contributions to the study of ancient Israelite urbanism and material culture.
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E.
Ze'ev
Ze'ev is a Hebrew given name meaning "wolf," commonly used in Israel and among Jewish communities worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the leading Israeli novelists of his generation ⓘ |
| familyName | Kenaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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translation ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Yehoshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | cultural mediator between Hebrew and European literatures ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European literature ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Israeli literature ⓘ |
| mediaType |
novel
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short story ⓘ |
| name | Yehoshua Kenaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
psychological depth of characters
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social realism ⓘ |
| nationality | Israeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of Israeli military life
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depictions of Israeli society ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Infiltration
NERFINISHED
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Musical Moment NERFINISHED ⓘ Returning Lost Loves NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Woman of the Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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novelist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Tel Aviv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubjectOfWriting |
Israeli military service
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Israeli society ⓘ interpersonal relationships ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| workTranslatedInto |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
literary realism
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psychological realism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yehoshua Kenaz Description of subject: Yehoshua Kenaz was a prominent Israeli novelist and translator known for his psychologically rich, realist depictions of Israeli society and military life.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.