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2 Samuel 16:15
“And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אֲבִישָׁלוֹםʼĂbîyshâlôwm · ab-ee-shaw-lome'
H53 · Hebrew
H53 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite
- Derivation
- or (shortened) אַבְשָׁלוֹם ; from H1 (אָב) and H7965 (שָׁלוֹם); father of peace (i.e. friendly);
- KJV renderings
- Abishalom, Absalom.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם — proper noun
- Usage
- Occurs 111 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Samuel 3:32 Samuel 13:12 Samuel 13:42 Samuel 13:202 Samuel 13:20
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אֲבִישָׁלוֹם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.