ʼĂbîyshâlôwm — H53

H53 · Hebrew — אבישלום

Pronunciation: ab-ee-shaw-lome'

Other spellings: ʼAbshâlôwm אַבְשָׁלוֹם

Definition

masculine proper noun

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

  1. Absalom or Abishalom = "my father is peace"
  2. father-in-law of Rehoboam
  3. third son of David, killer of first-born son Amnon, also leader of revolt against his father-David

Usually translated as

Absalom, Abishalom

Origin

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

Occurrences

ʼĂbîyshâlôwm occurs 110 times in 91 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (83), 1 Kings (5), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (2)

Strong's Lexicon — A