Absalom

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US/ˈæb.sə.ləm/

proper noun

The third son of David, king of Israel.

OriginHebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalThe third son of David, king of Israel.

    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.

    2017 February 23, Conor Friedersdorf, “20 Ideas From the Mind of David Gelernter”, in The Atlantic
  2. rareA male given name from Hebrew.

Origin

  1. Hebrewאַבְשָׁלוֹם
  2. EnglishAbsalom

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀβεσσαλώμ
  • Ἀβεσσαλώμ (Abessalṓm)Biblical character
Catalan Absaló
  • Absalómale given name
Chinese Mandarin 押沙龍 /押沙龙, 阿貝沙隆 /阿贝沙隆
  • 押沙龍 /押沙龙 (Yāshālóng)Biblical character
  • 阿貝沙隆 /阿贝沙隆 (Ābèishālóng)Biblical character
Czech Abšalom
  • AbšalomBiblical character
Danish Absalom
  • Absalommale given name
Dutch Absalom
  • Absalommale given name
Esperanto Abŝalom
  • AbŝalomBiblical character
Finnish Absalom
  • AbsalomBiblical character
French Absalom, Absalon
  • AbsalomBiblical character
  • AbsalonBiblical character
German Absalom, Abschalom
  • AbsalomBiblical character
  • AbschalomBiblical character
  • Absalommale given name
Greek Αβεσσαλώμ
  • Αβεσσαλώμ (Avessalóm)Biblical character
Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֲבּישָׁלוֹם, אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֲבּישָׁלוֹם
  • אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֲבּישָׁלוֹם (avshalóm)Biblical character
  • אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֲבּישָׁלוֹם (avshalóm)male given name
Hindi अबशालोम
  • अबशालोम (abśālom)Biblical character
Italian Assalonne, Absalone
  • Assalonnemale given name
  • Absalonemale given name
Japanese アブサロム
  • アブサロム (abusaromu)Biblical character
Korean 압살롬
  • 압살롬 (Apsallom)Biblical character
Latin Abessālōm, Abessālōn
  • AbessālōmBiblical character
  • AbessālōnBiblical character
  • AbsalōnBiblical character
Polish Absalom
  • AbsalomBiblical character
Portuguese Absalão, Absalão
  • AbsalãoBiblical character
  • Absalãomale given name
Russian Авессало́м, Авессало́м
  • Авессало́м (Avessalóm)Biblical character
  • Авессало́м (Avessalóm)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Absalom, Abhsalan
  • AbsalomBiblical character
  • Abhsalanmale given name
Spanish Absalón, Absalón
  • AbsalónBiblical character
  • Absalónmale given name
Swedish Absalom, Absalom
  • AbsalomBiblical character
  • Absalommale given name
  • Absalonmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Balsamo
Cite this entry
APA

Absalom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Absalom

MLA

“Absalom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Absalom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Absalom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Absalom.

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