Absalom

See also: Abšalom and Abŝalom

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm, literally “father of peace”), from אָב (av, “father”) +‎ שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.sə.ləm/

Proper noun

Absalom

2. (biblical) The third son of David, king of Israel.
   • 2017 February 23, Conor Friedersdorf, “20 Ideas From the Mind of David Gelernter”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     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.

3. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.

Related terms

• Axel

Translations

Biblical character

• Armenian: Աբիսողոմ (Abisoġom)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 押沙龍／押沙龙 (zh) (Yāshālóng), 阿貝沙隆／阿贝沙隆 (Ābèishālóng)

• Czech: Abšalom m
• Esperanto: Abŝalom
• French: Absalom (fr), Absalon (fr)
• German: Absalom (de) m, Abschalom
• Greek: Αβεσσαλώμ (el) (Avessalóm)

  Ancient: Ἀβεσσαλώμ m (Abessalṓm)

• Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm) אֲבּישָׁלוֹם (avishalóm)
• Irish:

  Old Irish: Abisolón m

• Japanese: アブサロム (Abusaromu)
• Judeo-Tat: Ovşolum
• Korean: 압살롬 (Apsallom)
• Latin: Abessālōm m, Abessālōn m, Absalōn m
• Polish: Absalom (pl) m
• Portuguese: Absalão m
• Russian: Авессало́м (ru) (Avessalóm)
• Scottish Gaelic: Absalom m
• Spanish: Absalón (es)

male given name

• Armenian: Աբիսողոմ (Abisoġom)
• Catalan: Absaló
• Danish: Absalom
• Dutch: Absalom
• Galician: Absalón (gl)
• German: Absalom (de) m
• Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm) אֲבּישָׁלוֹם (avishalóm)
• Italian: Assalonne (it), Absalone
• Portuguese: Absalão m
• Russian: Авессало́м (ru) (Avessalóm)
• Scottish Gaelic: Abhsalan m
• Spanish: Absalón (es)
• Swedish: Absalom, Absalon c

Anagrams

• Balsamo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.sa.lɔm/

Proper noun

Absalom m

1. Absalom (biblical character)

Latin

Proper noun

Absālōm m sg (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of Abessālōm

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Absālōm, from Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם. Compare Old Polish Absalon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apˈsa.lɔm/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alɔm
• Syllabification: Ab‧sa‧lom

Proper noun

Absalom m pers

1. (rare) a male given name, equivalent to English Absalom
2. (biblical, Christianity) Absalom

Declension

Declension of Absalom

	singular	plural
nominative	Absalom	Absalomowie
genitive	Absaloma	Absalomów
dative	Absalomowi	Absalomom
accusative	Absaloma	Absalomów
instrumental	Absalomem	Absalomami
locative	Absalomie	Absalomach
vocative	Absalomie	Absalomowie

Further reading

• Absalom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Absalom m

1. Alternative form of Absalão