Absalom

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.sə.ləm/

Absalom

1. (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:

     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.

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

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• Balsamo

• IPA^(key): /ap.sa.lɔm/

Absalom m

1. Absalom (biblical character)

Absālōm m sg (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of Abessālōm

Learned borrowing from Latin Absālōm, from Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם‎.

• IPA^(key): /apˈsa.lɔm/

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

Absalom m pers

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

• Absalom in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Absalom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Absalom m

1. Alternative form of Absalão