name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US:/ˈæb.sə.ləm/
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CMU ARPABET:AE1 B S AH0 L AH0 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The third son of David, king of Israel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A male given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm, literally “father of peace”), from אָב (av, “father”) + שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”).
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
Աբիսողոմ
(Abisoġom)
— Biblical character
Chinese Mandarin:
押沙龍 /押沙龙
(Yāshālóng)
— Biblical character
Chinese Mandarin:
阿貝沙隆 /阿贝沙隆
(Ābèishālóng)
— Biblical character
Czech:
Abšalom
— Biblical character
Esperanto:
Abŝalom
— Biblical character
French:
Absalom
— Biblical character
French:
Absalon
— Biblical character
German:
Absalom
— Biblical character
German:
Abschalom
— Biblical character
Greek:
Αβεσσαλώμ
(Avessalóm)
— Biblical character
Ancient Greek:
Ἀβεσσαλώμ
(Abessalṓm)
— Biblical character
Hebrew:
אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֲבּישָׁלוֹם
(avshalóm)
— Biblical character
Hindi:
अबशालोम
(abśālom)
— Biblical character
Old Irish:
Abisolón
— Biblical character
Japanese:
アブサロム
(abusaromu)
— Biblical character
Judeo-Tat:
Ovşolum
— Biblical character
Korean:
압살롬
(Apsallom)
— Biblical character
Latin:
Abessālōm
— Biblical character
Latin:
Abessālōn
— Biblical character
Latin:
Absalōn
— Biblical character
Polish:
Absalom
— Biblical character
Portuguese:
Absalão
— Biblical character
Russian:
Авессало́м
(Avessalóm)
— Biblical character
Scottish Gaelic:
Absalom
— Biblical character
Spanish:
Absalón
— Biblical character
Swedish:
Absalom
— Biblical character
Armenian:
Աբիսողոմ
(Abisoġom)
— male given name
Catalan:
Absaló
— male given name
Danish:
Absalom
— male given name
Dutch:
Absalom
— male given name
Galician:
Absalón
— male given name
German:
Absalom
— male given name
Hebrew:
אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֲבּישָׁלוֹם
(avshalóm)
— male given name