Absalom
11Absalom — m Biblical: name (probably meaning ‘father of peace’ in Hebrew) of the third son of King David, who rebelled against him and was eventually killed when he was caught by the hair in an oak tree as he fled, to the great grief of his father (2… …
12Absalom — masc. proper name, King David s son in the Old Testament, often used figuratively for favorite son, from Hebrew Abhshalom, lit. father is peace, from abh father + shalom peace …
13Absalom — [ab′sə ləm, ab′səläm΄] n. [L < Heb avshalom, lit., the father is peace] Bible David s favorite son, killed after rebelling against his father: 2 Sam. 18 …
14Absalom — Albert Weisgerber Absalom ou Avshalom (אַבְשָׁלוֹם Père/Chef de la paix ou Le père/chef est la paix) est le nom du troisième fils de David, roi d Israël. Il était réputé pour être le plus bel homme du royaume. Sa sœur Tamar avait été violée par… …
15Absalom — 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… …
16Absalom — /ab seuh leuhm/, n. 1. the third and favorite son of David, who rebelled against his father and was slain by Joab. II Sam. 13 18. 2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning father of peace. * * * flourished с 1020 BC, Palestine In ancient… …
17Absalom — Gemälde von Albert Weisgerber Abschalom (auch Absalom) war einer der jüngeren Söhne von König David und ein Halbbruder von Salomo. Er lebte um das Jahr 1000 v. Chr. Obwohl er von seinem Vater sehr geliebt wurde, versucht er diesen zu stürzen. Die …
18Absalom — This long established surname is of early medieval English origin, and derives from the male given name Absalom, ultimately from the Hebrew Avshalom , a compound of the elements av , father, and shalom , peace. This was the name borne by the… …
19ABSALOM — I. ABSALOM Episcop. Roschildiensis, in propaganda side Christiana, Woldemari, Danorum Regis, adiutor, Saxo Gramm. l. 14. II. ABSALOM Latine pater pacis, consummationis, vel retributionit, sive patris pax, consummatio, vel retributio; fil. Davidis …
20Absalom — A son of David; good looking and ambitious; he gathered round himself a band of disaffected people who were prepared to overthrow David. He set up headquarters in Hebron and marched towards Jerusalem, which David hastily abandoned. Across the… …
