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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • In the Bible, a son of David who staged a revolt against his father's kingship and was killed in the ensuing battle.

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  • proper noun biblical The third son of David, king of Israel.
  • proper noun rare A male given name.

Etymologies

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Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (Avšalom), "father of peace", from אָב (av = 'father') + שָׁלוֹם (shalom = 'peace').

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