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a.vi.sha.lom H53

אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (a.vi.sha.lom) means “Absalom” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

אֲבִישָׁלוֹם Hebrew · H53 111 tagged occurrences in 92 verses

Pronunciation guide: ab-ee-shaw-lome' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H0053

אֲבִישָׁלוֹם · a.vi.sha.lom · Absalom

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.3; son of: David (H1732) and Maacah (H4601I); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); father of: Tamar (H8559I); also called Abishalom at 1Ki.15.2,10; § 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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or (shortened) אַבְשָׁלוֹם ; from H1 (אָב) and H7965 (שָׁלוֹם); father of peace (i.e. friendly); Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later Israelite

KJV glosses: Abishalom, Absalom.

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How translators render H53

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
absalom 54
then absalom 5
he 4
now absalom 4
of absalom 4
absaloms 3
and absalom 3
and he 3
to absalom 3
and absaloms 2
but absalom 2
o absalom 2
of abishalom 2
was absalom 2
when absaloms 2
after absalom 1
as absalom 1
for absalom 1
him 1
in this way he 1
just as absalom 1
meanwhile absalom 1
so absalom 1
so absaloms 1
then he 1
when he 1
who 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
absalom 34
and absalom 19
unto absalom 8
of absalom 7
but absalom 4
for absalom 4
so absalom 4
absaloms 3
that absalom 3
to absalom 3
with absalom 3
and with absalom 2
as absalom 2
now absalom 2
o absalom 2
of abishalom 2
and absaloms 1
and unto absalom 1
and when absaloms 1
then absalom 1
therefore absalom 1
this that absalom 1
toward absalom 1
upon absalom 1

Verses containing H53

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  1. 2 Samuel 16:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Ahithophel replied, “Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he has left to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears that you have become a stench to your father, then the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”

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  2. 2 Samuel 16:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

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  3. 2 Samuel 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

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  4. 2 Samuel 17:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

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  5. 2 Samuel 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

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  6. 2 Samuel 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”

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  7. 2 Samuel 17:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”

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  8. 2 Samuel 17:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”

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  9. 2 Samuel 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

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  10. 2 Samuel 17:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

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  11. 2 Samuel 17:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.

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  12. 2 Samuel 17:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

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  13. 2 Samuel 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

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  14. 2 Samuel 17:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

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  15. 2 Samuel 17:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

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  16. 2 Samuel 17:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

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  17. 2 Samuel 18:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.

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  18. 2 Samuel 18:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now Absalom was riding on his mule when he met the servants of David, and as the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so that he was suspended in midair.

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  19. 2 Samuel 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”

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  20. 2 Samuel 18:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’

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  21. 2 Samuel 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.

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  22. 2 Samuel 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

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  23. 2 Samuel 18:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

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  24. 2 Samuel 18:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

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  25. 2 Samuel 18:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”

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  26. 2 Samuel 18:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you to harm you be like that young man.”

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  27. 2 Samuel 18:33 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

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    Source alternate reference: 19.1

  28. 2 Samuel 19:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

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    Source alternate reference: 19.2

  29. 2 Samuel 19:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

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    Source alternate reference: 19.5

  30. 2 Samuel 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!

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    Source alternate reference: 19.7

  31. 2 Samuel 19:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.

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    Source alternate reference: 19.10

  32. 2 Samuel 19:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”

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    Source alternate reference: 19.11

  33. 2 Samuel 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take your lord’s servants and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”

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  34. 1 Kings 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)

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  35. 1 Kings 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

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  36. 1 Kings 2:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

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  37. 1 Kings 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

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  38. 1 Kings 15:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.

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  39. 1 Chronicles 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

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  40. 2 Chronicles 11:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

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  41. 2 Chronicles 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

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  42. Psalms 3:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence

    The source numbers this heading or verse separately; read it in the interlinear.

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    Source alternate reference: 3.1

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