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Bible | Absalom father of peace; i.e., "peaceful" David's son by Maacah (2 Sam. 3:3; comp. 1 Kings 1:6). He was noted for his personal beauty and for the extra-ordinary profusion of the hair of his head (2 Sam. 14:25,26). The first public act of his life was the blood-revenge he executed against Amnon, David's eldest son, who had basely wronged Absalom's sister Tamar. This revenge was executed at the time of the festivities connected with a great sheep-shearing at Baal-hazor. David's other sons fled from the place in horror, and brought the tidings of the death of Amnon to Jerusalem. Alarmed for the consequences of the act, Absalom fled to his grandfather at Geshur, and there abode for three years (2 Sam. 3:3; 13:23-38). David mourned his absent son, now branded with the guilt of fratricide. As the result of a stratagem carried out by a woman of Tekoah, Joab received David's sanction to invite Absalom back to Jerusalem. He returned accordingly, but two years elapsed before his father admitted him into his presence (2 Sam. 14:28). Absalom was now probably the oldest surviving son of David, and as he was of royal descent by his mother as well as by his father, he began to aspire to the throne. His pretensions were favoured by the people. By many arts he gained their affection; and after his return from Geshur (2 Sam. 15:7; marg., R.V.) he went up to Hebron, the old capital of Judah, along with a great body of the people, and there proclaimed himself king. The revolt was so successful that David found it necessary to quit Jerusalem and flee to Mahanaim, beyond Jordan; where upon Absalom returned to Jerusalem and took possession of the throne without opposition. Ahithophel, who had been David's chief counsellor, deserted him and joined Absalom, whose chief counsellor he now became. Hushai also joined Absalom, but only for the purpose of trying to counteract the counsels of Ahithophel, and so to advantage David's cause. He was so far successful that by his advice, which was preferred to that of Ahithophel, Absalom delayed to march an army against his father, who thus gained time to prepare for the defence. Absalom at length marched out against his father, whose army, under the command of Joab, he encountered on the borders of the forest of Ephraim. Twenty thousand of Absalom's army were slain in that fatal battle, and the rest fled. Absalom fled on a swift mule; but his long flowing hair, or more probably his head, was caught in the bough of an oak, and there he was left suspended till Joab came up and pierced him through with three darts. His body was then taken down and cast into a pit dug in the forest, and a heap of stones was raised over his grave. When the tidings of the result of that battle were brought to David, as he sat impatiently at the gate of Mahanaim, and he was told that Absalom had been slain, he gave way to the bitter lamentation: "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!" (2 Sam. 18:33. Comp. Ex. 32:32; Rom. 9:3). Absalom's three sons (2 Sam. 14:27; comp. 18:18) had all died before him, so that he left only a daughter, Tamar, who became the grandmother of Abijah. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of Absalom, is significant of distressing incidents. You may unconsciously fall a victim to error, and penetrate some well beloved heart with keen anguish and pain over the committal of immoral actions and the outraging of innocence. No flower of purity will ever be too sacred for you to breathe a passionate breath upon. To dream of this, or any other disobedient character, is a warning against immoral tendencies. A father is warned by this dream to be careful of his children. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Absalom James, Duke of Monmouth, the handsome but rebellious son of Charles II. in Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel (1649--1685). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
His sister Tamar having been violated by David's eldest son Amnon, Absalom, after waiting two years, caused his servants to murder Amnon at a feast to which he had invited all the king's sons (2 Samuel 13). After this deed he fled to Talmai, "king" of Geshur (see Joshua 12:5 or 13:2), his maternal grandfather, and it was not until five years later that he was fully reinstated in his father's favour (see Joab.)
Four years after this he raised a revolt at Hebron, the former capital. Absalom was now the eldest surviving son of David, and the present position of the narratives (15-20)--after the birth of Solomon and before the struggle between Solomon and Adonijah---may represent the view that the suspicion that he was not the destined heir of his father's throne excited the impulsive youth to rebellion.
All Israel and Judah flocked to his side, and David, attended only by the Cherethites and Pelethites and some recent recruits from Gath, found it expedient to flee. The priests remained behind in Jerusalem, and their sons Jonathan and Ahimaaz served as his spies. Absalom reached the capital and took counsel with the renowned Ahithophel. The pursuit was continued and David took refuge beyond the Jordan.
A battle was fought in the "wood of Ephraim" (the name suggests a locality west of the Jordan) and Absalom's army was completely routed. He himself was caught in the boughs of an oak-tree, and as David had strictly charged his men to deal gently with the young man, Joab was informed. What a common soldier refused to do even for a thousand shekels of silver, the king's general at once undertook. Joab thrust three spears through the heart of Absalom as he struggled in the branches, and as though this were not enough, his ten armour-bearers came around and slew him.
The king's overwhelming grief is well known. A great heap of stones was erected where he fell, whilst another monument near Jerusalem (not the modern "Absalom's Tomb," which is of later origin) he himself had erected in his lifetime to perpetuate his name (2 Samuel 18:17 and following). But the latter notice does not seem to agree with 14:27 (compare 1 Kings 15:2).
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"ABSALOM" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "father of peace", "my father who is peace". |
Date "ABSALOM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Crosswords: ABSALOM |
| Specialty definitions using "ABSALOM": Abdael, Adonijah, Adriel, Agag, Ahithophel, Aladdin's Window, Amiel, Amri, Annabel, Arod, Asaph ♦ Baal-hazor, Balak, Barzillai, Bathsheba, Beans, Ben Jochanan', Benaiah, Bezaliel ♦ Caleb, Chimham, Corah ♦ Dale, the king's, Doeg ♦ Ephraim, Wood of ♦ Gath ♦ Hebron, Heion ♦ Ishban, Ishbosheth ♦ Jews, Jonas, Jotham ♦ Levites ♦ Mahanaim, Mephibosheth, Michal, Misnomers, Mizar ♦ Nadab ♦ Og ♦ Phaleg ♦ Rabsheka ♦ Sheba, Sheva, Shimei ♦ Zadoc, Zimri. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "ABSALOM" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (Absalom), Latin (garlic, species of comfrey plant). |
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| "ABSALOM" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 71.43% of the time. "ABSALOM" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 71.43% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 14.29% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (singular) | 14.29% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 7 | N/A |
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| "ABSALOM" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "father of peace", "my father who is peace". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "ABSALOM." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Absalom | Male | Biblical | N/A |
| Absalom | N/A | Biblical | N/A |
| Absalom | Male | English | N/A |
| Axel | Male | Scandinavian | Absalom |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
absalom | 20 |
absalom absalom | 14 |
absalom yarbrough | 11 |
absalom shelton | 5 |
absalom jones | 4 |
absalom david | 3 |
absalom achitophel | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "ABSALOM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | 押沙龍 . (various references) | ||||
Dutch | Absalom. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | absalomay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Samuel Chapter 15, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen abessalwm tiV me katasthsei krithn en th gh kai ep' eme eleusetai paV anhr w ean h antilogia kai krisiV kai dikaiwsw auton |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quis me constituat iudicem super terram ut ad me veniant omnes qui habent negotium et iuste iudicem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Who ordeyneth me domesman vpon the loond, that to me comen alle that han neede, and riytwisly Y deme? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice! |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him! |
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| Language | 2 Samuel Chapter 15, Verse 4 |
| Cebuano | Labut pa, si Absalom miingon: Oh kong ako nahimo pa unta nga maghuhukom sa yuta aron ang tagsa-tagsa ka tawo nga may hulosayon kun may buroka, moanhi kanako ug buhaton ko kaniya ang justicia! |
| Croatian | Abšalom bi nastavljao: "Ah, kad bi mene postavili za suca u zemlji! Svaki bi koji ima kakvu parnicu ili sud dolazio k meni i ja bih mu pribavio pravo!" |
| Danish | Og Absalon tilføjede: "Vilde man blot sætte mig til Dommer i Landet! Da måtte enhver, der har en Retssag eller Retstrætte, komme til mig, og jeg vilde hjælpe ham til hans Ret." |
| Dutch | Voorts zeide Absalom: Och, dat men mij ten rechter stelde in het land! Dat alle man tot mij kwame, die een geschil of rechtzaak heeft, dat ik hem recht sprake. |
| Finnish | Ja Absalom sanoi vielä: "Jospa minut asetettaisiin tuomariksi maahan! Silloin tulisi minun eteeni jokainen, jolla on riita- tai oikeusasia, ja minä antaisin hänelle oikeuden." |
| French | Absalom disait: Qui m`établira juge dans le pays? Tout homme qui aurait une contestation et un procès viendrait moi, et je lui ferais justice. |
| German | Und Absalom sprach: O, wer setzt mich zum Richter im Lande, daß jedermann zu mir käme, der eine Sache und Gerichtshandel hat, daß ich ihm hülfe! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu katanya lagi, "Coba, andaikata aku yang menjadi hakim, maka setiap orang yang mempunyai persengketaan atau tuntutan boleh datang kepadaku dan akan kuperlakukan dengan adil." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan lagi kata Absalom: Jikalau kiranya aku dijadikan hakim dalam negeri ini, alangkah baiknya, supaya segala orang yang ada perkaranya atau perselisihan itu, boleh datang menghadap aku, niscaya aku membenarkan halnya kelak. |
| Italian | Assalonne aggiungeva: «Se facessero me giudice del paese! Chiunque avesse una lite o un giudizio verrebbe da me e io gli farei giustizia». |
| Maori | I mea ano a Apoharama, Aue, me i tu ahau hei kaiwhakarite mo te whenua, a ka tae mai ki ahau nga tangata katoa he take nei ta ratou, he whakawa, ina ka whakarite tika ahau ki a ia! |
| Norwegian | Så sa Absalom: Bare de vilde sette mig til dommer i landet! Da skulde hver mann som hadde en trette eller sak, komme til mig, og jeg skulde hjelpe ham til sin rett. |
| Portuguese | Dizia mais Absalão: Ah, quem me dera ser constituído juiz na terra! para que viesse ter comigo todo homem que tivesse demanda ou questão, e eu lhe faria justiça. |
| Rumanian | Absalom zicea: ,,De m`ar pune pe mine judecqtor kn yarq! Orice om care ar avea o neknyelegere wi o judecatq, ar veni la mine, wi i-aw face dreptate.`` |
| Swedish | Och Absalom tillade: "Ack om jag bleve satt till domare i landet! Om då var och en som hade någon rätts- och domssak komme till mig, så skulle jag skaffa honom rättvisa." |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-l-m-o-s" | |
-1 letter: abomas, alamos, balsam. | |
-2 letters: aboma, alamo, albas, almas, ambos, baals, balas, balms, balsa, basal, blams, bolas, lamas, lambs, loams, molas, omasa, samba, sambo. | |
-3 letters: aals, abas, abos, alas, alba, albs, alma, alms, also, amas, ambo, baal, baas, balm, bals, bams, blam, boas, bola, labs, lama, lamb, lams, loam, lobs, moas, mobs, mola, mols. | |
-5 letters: aa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-l-m-o-s" | |
+1 letter: abomasal, blastoma. | |
+2 letters: abnormals, ambrosial, anabolism, balmorals, blastomas. | |
+3 letters: amblyopias, ameloblast, anabolisms, blastomata, carambolas, catabolism, cobalamins, myrobalans. | |
+4 letters: ambrosially, ambulations, ameloblasts, blackamoors, catabolisms, compassable, flamboyants, lumbosacral, megaloblast, melanoblast, saltimbocca. | |
+5 letters: ambulatories, amobarbitals, balletomanes, bibliomanias, biomaterials, elasmobranch, flamboyances, glioblastoma, megaloblasts, melanoblasts, saltimboccas, semiarboreal, somnambulant, somnambulate. | |
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