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Lexicon :: Strong's H53 - 'ăbyšālôm

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אֲבּישָׁלוֹם
Transliteration
'ăbyšālôm
Pronunciation
ab-ee-shaw-lome'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲבִישָׁלוֹם ʼĂbîyshâlôwm, ab-ee-shaw-lome'; or (shortened) אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʼAbshâlôwm ; from H1 and H7965; father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite:—Abishalom, Absalom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 111x

The KJV translates Strong's H53 in the following manner: Absalom (109x), Abishalom (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 111x
The KJV translates Strong's H53 in the following manner: Absalom (109x), Abishalom (2x).

  1. Absalom or Abishalom = "my father is peace"

    1. father-in-law of Rehoboam

    2. third son of David, killer of first-born son Amnon, also leader of revolt against his father - David

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲבִישָׁלוֹם ʼĂbîyshâlôwm, ab-ee-shaw-lome'; or (shortened) אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʼAbshâlôwm ; from H1 and H7965; father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite:—Abishalom, Absalom.
STRONGS H53: Abbreviations
אֲבִישָׁלוֺם proper name, masculine (my father is peace; accusative to LagBN 75 = (בֶּן) אֲבֶן + שָׁלֹם, compare Greek Version of the LXX Ἀβεσσαλωμ) — א׳ 1 Kings 15:2, 10 = אַבְשָׁלוֺם 2 Samuel 3:3 +, 2 Chronicles 11:20, 21, אַבְשָׁלֹם 2 Samuel 13:14 —
1. Rehoboam's father-in-law 1 Kings 15:2, 10; 2 Chronicles 11:20, 21.
2. 3rd son of David 2 Samuel 3:3; 2 Samuel 13:1 + 90 times 2 Samuel (insert 2 Samuel 13:27 Greek Version of the LXX Th We compare Dr; strike out 2 Samuel 13:38 Dr compare We), + 1 Kings 1:6; 1 Kings 2:7, 28; 1 Chronicles 3:2; Psalm 3:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

3:3; 3:3; 13:1; 13:14; 13:27; 13:38

1 Kings

1:6; 2:7; 2:28; 15:2; 15:2; 15:10; 15:10

1 Chronicles

3:2

2 Chronicles

11:20; 11:20; 11:21; 11:21

Psalms

3:1

H53

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H53 matches the Hebrew אֲבּישָׁלוֹם ('ăbyšālôm),
which occurs 111 times in 92 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (2Sa 3:3–2Sa 16:20)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:3 - and his second is Chileab, of Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite, and the third is Absalom son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:1 - And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name is Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:4 - and saith to him, 'Wherefore art thou thus lean, O king's son, morning by morning? dost thou not declare to me?' And Amnon saith to him, 'Tamar -- sister of Absalom my brother -- I am loving.'

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:20 - and Absalom her brother saith unto her, 'Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, keep silent, he is thy brother; set not thy heart to this thing;' and Tamar dwelleth -- but desolate -- in the house of Absalom her brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:22 - and Absalom hath not spoken with Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom is hating Amnon, because that he humbled Tamar his sister.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:23 - And it cometh to pass, after two years of days, that Absalom hath shearers in Baal-Hazor, which is with Ephraim, and Absalom calleth for all the sons of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:24 - And Absalom cometh unto the king, and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, thy servant hath shearers, let the king go, I pray thee, and his servants, with thy servant.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:25 - And the king saith unto Absalom, 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, I pray thee, and we are not too heavy on thee;' and he presseth on him, and he hath not been willing to go, and he blesseth him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:26 - And Absalom saith, 'If not -- let, I pray thee, Amnon my brother go with us;' and the king saith to him, 'Why doth he go with thee?'

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:27 - and Absalom urgeth on him, and he sendeth with him Amnon, and all the sons of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:28 - And Absalom commandeth his young men, saying, 'See, I pray thee, when the heart of Amnon is glad with wine, and I have said unto you, Smite Amnon, that ye have put him to death; fear not; is it not because I have commanded you? be strong, yea, become sons of valour.'

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:29 - And the young men of Absalom do to Amnon as Absalom commanded, and rise do all the sons of the king, and they ride, each on his mule, and flee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:30 - And it cometh to pass -- they are in the way -- and the report hath come unto David, saying, 'Absalom hath smitten all the sons of the king, and there is not left of them one;'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:32 - And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, answereth and saith, 'Let not my lord say, The whole of the young men, the sons of the king, they have put to death; for Amnon alone is dead, for by the command of Absalom it hath been appointed from the day of his humbling Tamar his sister;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:34 - And Absalom fleeth, and the young man who is watching lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, much people are coming by the way behind him, on the side of the hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:37 - And Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and David mourneth for his son all the days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:38 - And Absalom hath fled, and goeth to Geshur, and is there three years;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:39

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:39 - and the soul of king David determineth to go out unto Absalom, for he hath been comforted for Amnon, for he is dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:1 - And Joab son of Zeruial knoweth that the heart of the king is on Absalom,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:21 - And the king saith unto Joab, 'Lo, I pray thee, thou hast done this thing; and go, bring back the young man Absalom.'

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:23 - And Joab riseth and goeth to Geshur, and bringeth in Absalom to Jerusalem,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:24 - and the king saith, 'Let him turn round unto his house, and my face he doth not see.' And Absalom turneth round unto his house, and the face of the king he hath not seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 - And like Absalom there was no man so fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the sole of his foot even unto his crown there was no blemish in him;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:27 - And there are born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter, and her name is Tamar; she was a woman of a fair appearance.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:28 - And Absalom dwelleth in Jerusalem two years of days, and the face of the king he hath not seen;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:29 - and Absalom sendeth unto Joab, to send him unto the king, and he hath not been willing to come unto him; and he sendeth again a second time, and he hath not been willing to come.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:30 - And he saith unto his servants, 'See, the portion of Joab is by the side of mine, and he hath barley there; go, and burn it with fire;' and the servants of Absalom burn the portion with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:31 - And Joab riseth and cometh unto Absalom in the house, and saith unto him, 'Why have thy servants burned the portion that I have with fire?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:32 - And Absalom saith unto Joab, 'Lo, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, and I send thee unto the king to say, Why have I come in from Geshur? -- good for me while I am there -- and now, let me see the king's face, and if there is in me iniquity then thou hast put me to death.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:33 - And Joab cometh unto the king, and declareth it to him, and he calleth unto Absalom, and he cometh unto the king, and boweth himself to him, on his face, to the earth, before the king, and the king giveth a kiss to Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:1 - And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:2 - and Absalom hath risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it cometh to pass, every man who hath a pleading to come unto the king for judgment, that Absalom calleth unto him, and saith, 'Of what city art thou?' and he saith, 'Of one of the tribes of Israel is thy servant.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:3 - And Absalom saith unto him, 'See, thy matters are good and straightforward -- and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.'

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:4 - And Absalom saith, 'Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment? -- then I have declared him righteous.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:6 - and Absalom doth according to this thing to all Israel who come in for judgment unto the king, and Absalom stealeth the heart of the men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:7 - And it cometh to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absalom saith unto the king, 'Let me go, I pray thee, and I complete my vow, that I vowed to Jehovah in Hebron,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:10 - and Absalom sendeth spies through all the tribes of Israel, saying, 'At your hearing the voice of the trumpet, then ye have said, Absalom hath reigned in Hebron.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:11 - And with Absalom have gone two hundred men, out of Jerusalem, invited ones, and they are going in their simplicity, and have not known anything;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12 - and Absalom sendeth Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counsellor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:13 - And he who is declaring tidings cometh in unto David, saying, 'The heart of the men of Israel hath been after Absalom.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:14 - And David saith to all his servants who are with him in Jerusalem, 'Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:31 - and David declared, saying, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom;' and David saith, 'Make foolish, I pray Thee, the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:34 - and if to the city thou dost turn back, and hast said to Absalom, Thy servant I am, O king; servant of thy father I am also hitherto, and now, I am also thy servant; then thou hast made void for me the counsel of Ahithophel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:37 - And Hushai, David's friend, cometh in to the city, and Absalom cometh in to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:8 - Jehovah hath turned back on thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned, and Jehovah doth give the kingdom in to the hand of Absalom thy son; and lo, thou art in thine evil, for a man of blood thou art.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:15 - And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, have come in to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:16 - and it cometh to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, hath come unto Absalom, that Hushai saith unto Absalom, 'Let the king live! let the king live!'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:17 - And Absalom saith unto Hushai, 'This thy kindness with thy friend! why hast thou not gone with thy friend?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:18 - And Hushai saith unto Absalom, 'Nay, for he whom Jehovah hath chosen, and this people, even all the men of Israel, his I am, and with him I abide;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:20 - And Absalom saith unto Ahithophel, 'Give for you counsel what we do.'

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