אֲבִישָׁלוֹם H0053
Absalom — personal name meaning 'my father is peace'; David's third son who led a famous rebellion
Avishalom or Avshalom (Absalom) is a Hebrew personal name compounded from 'avi' (my father) and 'shalom' (peace). It primarily designates the third son of King David, whose story of rebellion and tragic death dominates 2 Samuel 13–18 and stands as one of Scripture's most poignant narratives. A secondary figure by this name appears as the father of Maacah in 1 Kings 15:2, 10. Spanish and French retain the familiar form 'Absalón' and 'Absalom,' while the Hebrew spelling alternates between אֲבִישָׁלוֹם and אַבְשָׁלוֹם across textual traditions.
Senses
1. Absalom (personal name) — A proper masculine name meaning 'my father is peace,' primarily identifying David's third son whose rebellion and death are narrated across 2 Samuel 13–18 (over 90 occurrences). A secondary Absalom appears as Maacah's father (1 Kgs 15:2, 10). The name's ironic etymology — 'peace' — contrasts sharply with the strife that defines the character's story. 111×
AR["أَبْشالومَ", "أَبْشالومُ", "أَبْشَالُومُ"]·ben["অব্শালোম", "আব্শালোম", "আব্শালোমকে", "আব্শালোমের"]·DE["Absalom"]·EN["Absalom", "Avshalom"]·FR["Absalom"]·heb["אבשלום"]·HI["अबशालोम", "अबशालोम-की", "अबशालोम-के", "अबशालोम-ने", "अब्शालोम"]·ID["Absalom"]·IT["Absalom"]·jav["Absalom"]·KO["압살롬", "압살롬을", "압살롬의", "압살롬이", "압살롬이라"]·PT["'Avshalom"]·RU["-Авшалома", "Авшалом", "Авшалома", "Авшалому"]·ES["Absalón", "Avshalom"]·SW["Absalomu"]·TR["Avşalom", "Avşalom'a", "Avşalom'u", "Avşalom'un"]·urd["ابشالوم", "ابشالوم-نے", "ابشالوم-کے", "ابی-سلوم"]
2 Sam 3:3, 2 Sam 13:4, 2 Sam 13:20, 2 Sam 13:20, 2 Sam 13:22, 2 Sam 13:22, 2 Sam 13:23, 2 Sam 13:24, 2 Sam 13:25, 2 Sam 13:26, 2 Sam 13:27, 2 Sam 13:28 (+38 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
אֲבִישָׁלוֹם n.pr.m. (my father is peace; according to LagBN 75 = (בֶּן)אֲבֶן + שָׁלֹם, cf. 𝔊 Ἀβεσσαλωμ)—א׳ †1 K 15:2, 10 = אַבְשָׁלוֹם 2 S 3:3 +, 2 Ch 11:20, 21, אַבְשָׁלֹם 2 S 13:4 +— 1. Rehob.’s father-in-law †1 K 15:2, 10 2 Ch 11:20, 21. 2. 3rd son of Dvd 2 S 3:3; 13:1 + 90 times 2 S (insert 2 S 13:27 𝔊 Th We cf. Dr; del. v 38 Dr cf. We), + †1 K 1:6; 2:7, 2 1 Ch 3:2 ψ 3:1.