Absalom
אֲבִישָׁלוֹםStrong’s H0053avishalom (a-vi-sha-lom)
Appears in 92 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Avishalom is the Hebrew word usually translated “absalom”, “abishalom” and “like absalom”. It appears in 92 verses of the Old Testament.
“And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;”
Meaning
- A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.3
How it's translated
- absalom 88
- and absalom 9
- to absalom 8
- abishalom 2
- and to absalom 1
- and like absalom 1
- for absalom 1
- o absalom 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 83
- 1 Kings 5
- 2 Chronicles 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Psalms 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Samuel 13:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
- 2 Samuel 13:4And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.
- 2 Samuel 13:20And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.
- 2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
- 2 Samuel 13:23And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
- 2 Samuel 13:24And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
All 92 verses, by book
- 2 Samuel 83
- 3:313:113:413:2013:2213:2313:2413:2513:2613:2713:2813:2913:3013:3213:3413:3713:3813:3914:114:2114:2314:2414:2514:2714:2814:2914:3014:3114:3214:3315:115:215:315:415:615:715:1015:1115:1215:1315:1415:3115:3415:3716:816:1516:1616:1716:1816:2016:2116:2216:2317:117:417:517:617:717:917:1417:1517:1817:2017:2417:2517:2618:518:918:1018:1218:1418:1518:1718:1818:2918:3218:3319:119:419:619:919:1020:6
- 1 Chronicles 1
- 3:2
- Psalms 1
- 3:1
Hebrew dictionary
אֲבִישָׁלוֹם avishalom · Absalom
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.3; son of: David (H1732) and Maacah (H4601I); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); father of: Tamar (H8559I); also called Abishalom at 1Ki.15.2,10; …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.