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Hebrew proper noun (a person) · H53

אֲבִישָׁלוֹם

Abishalomab-ee-shaw-lome'

Absalom

110 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: ʼĂbîyshâlôwm

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H53is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 4 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 40
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H53

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

The King James renders it: Abishalom, Absalom.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

Abishalom is rendered "Absalom". It stands 110 times in the Hebrew text, across four books.

  • 102 of the uses stand in 2 Samuel, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.2 Samuel 3:3his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
  • The Greek text spells it forty different ways.

The first use

his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

2 Samuel 3:3אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

102 of the word's 110 uses are in 2 Samuel.

The other 35 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • Absalom84
  • to Absalom10
  • and Absalom9
  • Abishalom2
  • and like Absalom1
  • and to Absalom1
  • for Absalom1
  • in Absalom1
  • O Absalom1

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִיAbi ha-EzriAbiezriteUses6
אֲבִיּוֹנָהabionahdesireUses1

All 110, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

40 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙13
  • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם11
  • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם10
  • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם10
  • אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃7
  • אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם5
  • אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם4
  • אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם4
  • אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם3
  • אַבְשָׁל֛וֹם3
  • אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם3
  • לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם3

and 28 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • proper noun (a name)87HNpm
  • preposition + proper noun (a name)12HR/Npm
  • conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)9HC/Npm
  • conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)2HC/R/Npm

2 Samuel

102 uses
  • his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

    2 Samuel 3:3

    • אַבְשָׁל֣וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

    2 Samuel 13:1

    • וּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹםuleavshalomconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and to Absalom
  • so he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

    2 Samuel 13:4

    • אַבְשָׁלֹ֥םʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.

    2 Samuel 13:20

    • אַבְשָׁל֣וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֥וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.

    2 Samuel 13:22

    • אַבְשָׁל֛וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.

    2 Samuel 13:23

    • לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹםleavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • And he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?”

    2 Samuel 13:24

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • “No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.

    2 Samuel 13:25

    • אַבְשָׁל֗וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • “If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.

    2 Samuel 13:26

    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.

    2 Samuel 13:27

    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”

    2 Samuel 13:28

    • אַבְשָׁל֨וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.

    2 Samuel 13:29

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • While they were on the way, a report reached David: “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king; not one of them is left!”

    2 Samuel 13:30

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.

    2 Samuel 13:32

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”

    2 Samuel 13:34

    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.

    2 Samuel 13:37

    • וְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםveavshalomconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Absalom
  • After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.

    2 Samuel 13:38

    • וְאַבְשָׁל֥וֹםveavshalomconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Absalom
  • And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.

    2 Samuel 13:39

    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.

    2 Samuel 14:1

    • אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then the king said to Joab, “I hereby grant this request. Go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

    2 Samuel 14:21

    • אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

    2 Samuel 14:23

    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • But the king added, “He may return to his house, but he must not see my face.” So Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the king.

    2 Samuel 14:24

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.

    2 Samuel 14:25

    • וּכְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםukheavshalomconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: and like Absalom
  • Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

    2 Samuel 14:27

    • לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙leavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom
  • Now Absalom lived in Jerusalem two years without seeing the face of the king.

    2 Samuel 14:28

    • אַבְשָׁל֛וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.

    2 Samuel 14:29

    • אַבְשָׁל֜וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then Absalom said to his servants, “Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire!” And Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.

    2 Samuel 14:30

    • אַבְשָׁל֛וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

    2 Samuel 14:31

    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • “Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”

    2 Samuel 14:32

    • אַבְשָׁל֣וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • So Joab went and told the king, and David summoned Absalom, who came to him and bowed facedown before him. Then the king kissed Absalom.

    2 Samuel 14:33

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פleavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom
  • Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.

    2 Samuel 15:1

    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”

    2 Samuel 15:2

    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֤וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”

    2 Samuel 15:3

    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • And he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.”

    2 Samuel 15:4

    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Absalom did this to all the Israelites who came to the king for justice. In this way he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

    2 Samuel 15:6

    • אַבְשָׁל֜וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.

    2 Samuel 15:7

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”

    2 Samuel 15:10

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter.

    2 Samuel 15:11

    • אַבְשָׁל֗וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

    2 Samuel 15:12

    • אַ֠בְשָׁלוֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then a messenger came to David and reported, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”

    2 Samuel 15:13

    • אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”

    2 Samuel 15:14

    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

    2 Samuel 15:31

    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’

    2 Samuel 15:34

    • לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙leavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom
  • So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.

    2 Samuel 15:37

    • וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םveavshalomconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Absalom
  • The LORD has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has delivered the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, you have come to ruin because you are a man of bloodshed!”

    2 Samuel 16:8

    • אַבְשָׁל֣וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

    2 Samuel 16:15

    • וְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹםveavshalomconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Absalom
  • And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

    2 Samuel 16:16

    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁלֹ֔םʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • “Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”

    2 Samuel 16:17

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • “Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by the people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.

    2 Samuel 16:18

    • אַבְשָׁלֹם֒ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”

    2 Samuel 16:20

    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to keep the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

    2 Samuel 16:21

    • אַבְשָׁלֹ֔םʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

    2 Samuel 16:22

    • לְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹםleavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: for Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

    2 Samuel 16:23

    • לְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ סleavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom
  • Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

    2 Samuel 17:1

    • אַבְשָׁלֹ֑םʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

    2 Samuel 17:4

    • אַבְשָׁלֹ֑םʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”

    2 Samuel 17:5

    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”

    2 Samuel 17:6

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֒ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֨וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”

    2 Samuel 17:7

    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

    2 Samuel 17:9

    • אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

    2 Samuel 17:14

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.

    2 Samuel 17:15

    • אַבְשָׁלֹ֔םʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

    2 Samuel 17:18

    • לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑םleavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom
  • When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

    2 Samuel 17:20

    • אַבְשָׁל֨וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

    2 Samuel 17:24

    • וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֗םveavshalomconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Absalom
  • Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

    2 Samuel 17:25

    • אַבְשָׁלֹ֛םʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

    2 Samuel 17:26

    • וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֔םveavshalomconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Absalom
  • Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.

    2 Samuel 18:5

    • לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםleavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.

    2 Samuel 18:9

    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • וְאַבְשָׁל֞וֹםveavshalomconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Absalom
  • When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”

    2 Samuel 18:10

    • אַבְשָׁלֹ֔םʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’

    2 Samuel 18:12

    • בְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃beavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: in Absalom
  • But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.

    2 Samuel 18:14

    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

    2 Samuel 18:15

    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

    2 Samuel 18:17

    • אַבְשָׁל֗וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

    2 Samuel 18:18

    • וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣םveavshalomconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁלֹ֔םʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”

    2 Samuel 18:29

    • לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםleavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom
  • The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you.”

    2 Samuel 18:32

    • לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםleavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom
  • The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

    2 Samuel 18:33

    • אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: O Absalom
  • Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

    2 Samuel 19:1

    • אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

    2 Samuel 19:4

    • אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!

    2 Samuel 19:6

    • אַבְשָׁל֥וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.

    2 Samuel 19:9

    • אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”

    2 Samuel 19:10

    • וְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙veavshalomconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Absalom
  • And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”

    2 Samuel 20:6

    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom

1 Kings

five uses
  • (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)

    1 Kings 1:6

    • אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

    1 Kings 2:7

    • אַבְשָׁל֥וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

    1 Kings 2:28

    • אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

    1 Kings 15:2

    • אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃ʾavishalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Abishalom
  • and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

    1 Kings 15:10

    • אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃ʾavishalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Abishalom

1 Chronicles

one use
  • the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

    1 Chronicles 3:2

    • לְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹםleavshalompreposition + proper noun (a name)tagged: to Absalom

2 Chronicles

two uses
  • After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

    2 Chronicles 11:20

    • אַבְשָׁל֑וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom
  • Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

    2 Chronicles 11:21

    • אַבְשָׁל֗וֹםʾavshalomproper noun (a name)tagged: Absalom

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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

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