Absalom
//ˈæb.sə.ləm// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The third son of David, king of Israel.
"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 A male given name from Hebrew. rare
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm, literally “father of peace”), from אָב (av, “father”) + שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”).
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