Abessalom

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Abessālōn, Absālōm, Absālōmus === Etymology === Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἀβεσσαλώμ (Abessalṓm) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew אֲבִישָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇîšālôm, literally “father of peace”). The forms Absālōm, Absālōmus are from the alternative form אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇšālōm). === Pronunciation === (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.besˈsaː.lom] === Proper noun === Abessālōm m sg (indeclinable) (Ecclesiastical Latin) Absalom (biblical character) ==== Descendants ==== → Old Irish: Abisolón === References === “Abessalom”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.