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HebrewH0053Proper Noun (Masculine)

אֲבִישָׁלוֹם

a.vi.sha.lom

85Occurrences
H0053Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite

or (shortened) אַבְשָׁלוֹם ; from H1 (אָב) and H7965 (שָׁלוֹם); father of peace (i.e. friendly);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: David (H1732) and Maacah (H4601I); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); father of: Tamar (H8559I); also called Abishalom at ; § Absalom or Abishalom = "my father is peace" 1) father-in-law of Rehoboam 2) third son of David, killer of first-born son Amnon, also leader of revolt against his father-David

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אֲבִישָׁלוֹם appears 85 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Samuel
77
1 Kings
5
2 Chronicles
2
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 3:2BSB

the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

2 Samuel 13:28BSB

Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”

2 Samuel 14:31BSB

Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

2 Samuel 16:8BSB

The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”

2 Samuel 17:18BSB

But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.