אֲבִישָׁלוֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm · ab-ee-shaw-lome'
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: or (shortened) אַבְשָׁלוֹם ; from H1 (אָב) and H7965 (שָׁלוֹם); father of peace (i.e. friendly);
Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
- Abshalom, a son of David
- also, (the fuller form) a later Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Abishalom, Absalom.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the house, what is within › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Strength, the leader of the house, what is within of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲבִישָׁלוֹם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
111 occurrences · 111 OT · 0 NT · 41 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- absalom34 · 31%
- and absalom19 · 17%
- unto absalom8 · 7%
- of absalom7 · 6%
- for absalom4 · 4%
- but absalom4 · 4%
- so absalom4 · 4%
- absalom's3 · 3%
- that absalom3 · 3%
- to absalom3 · 3%
- now absalom2 · 2%
- as absalom2 · 2%
- and with absalom2 · 2%
- with absalom2 · 2%
- o absalom2 · 2%
- of abishalom2 · 2%
- this, that absalom1 · 1%
- was toward absalom1 · 1%
- and unto absalom1 · 1%
- therefore absalom1 · 1%
- and absalom's1 · 1%
- then absalom1 · 1%
- upon absalom1 · 1%
- and when absalom's1 · 1%
- even with absalom1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.