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Absalom
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Abšalom Abŝalom
English
Etymology
From en he אַבְשָׁלוֹם avshalóm father of peace, from he אָב av father שָׁלוֹם shalom peace 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæb.sə.ləm/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Absalom.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q205372en biblical character The third son of David, king of Israel.
en https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/theres-enough-time-to-change-everything/517209/ 20 Ideas From the Mind of David Gelernter 2017-02-23 Conor Friedersdorf The Atlantic A student who doesn't know the slow movement of Schubert's B-flat major op post sonata, or the story of David and Absalom, needs to go back to school and learn better. https://web.archive.org/web/20251119114143/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/theres-enough-time-to-change-everything/517209/ 19 November 2025
en rare en male Hebrew.
Related terms
en Axel
Translations
Biblical character
Armenian: hy Աբիսողոմ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 押沙龍 Yāshālóng, cmn 阿貝沙隆 Ābèishālóng
Czech: cs Abšalom m
Esperanto: eo Abŝalom
Finnish: fi Absalom
French: fr Absalom, fr Absalon
German: de Absalom m, de Abschalom
Greek: el Αβεσσαλώμ
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀβεσσαλώμ m
Hebrew: he אבשלום avshalóm אַבְשָׁלוֹם he אבישלום אֲבּישָׁלוֹם avishalóm
Hindi: hi अबशालोम m
Irish:
Old Irish: sga Abisolón m
Japanese: ja アブサロム abusaromu
Judeo-Tat: jdt Ovşolum
Korean: ko ^압살롬
Latin: la Abessālōm m, la Abessālōn m, la Absalōn m
Polish: pl Absalom m
Portuguese: pt Absalão m
Russian: ru Авессало́м
Scottish Gaelic: gd Absalom m
Spanish: es Absalón
Swedish: sv Absalom c
male given name
Armenian: hy Աբիսողոմ
Catalan: ca Absaló
Danish: da Absalom
Dutch: nl Absalom
Galician: gl Absalón
German: de Absalom m
Hebrew: he אבשלום avshalóm אַבְשָׁלוֹם he אבישלום אֲבּישָׁלוֹם avishalóm
Italian: it Assalonne, it Absalone
Portuguese: pt Absalão m
Russian: ru Авессало́м
Scottish Gaelic: gd Abhsalan m
Spanish: es Absalón
Swedish: sv Absalom, sv Absalon c
Anagrams
en aablmos Balsamo
en Biblical characters
French
Pronunciation
Absalome
Proper noun
m
en Absalom biblical character
fr Biblical characters
Latin
Proper noun
Absālōm<0> m
la Abessālōm
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :lbor la:Absālōm<ety:uder<he:אַבְשָׁלוֹם>> 2 1 Compare zlw-opl Absalon.
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Absalom.wav
Proper noun
m-pr
pl rare pl male Absalom
pl Biblical character Christianity en Absalom
Declension
Absalomowie
Further reading
Portuguese
Proper noun
m
pt Absalão
Swedish
Proper noun
c
en Absalom biblical character
sv 2000 w:sv:1973 års bibelkommission © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com Andra Samuelsboken [en 2 Samuel] 13:1 Bibel 2000 https://www.bible.com/bible/154/2SA.13.1 https://archive.ph/YuqN2 2025-10-04 Davids son Absalom hade en vacker syster som hette Tamar. David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister whose name was Tamar.
References
nfba 0043.html Absalom
sv Biblical characters