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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἀβεσσαλὼμ (Abessalṑm) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇšālōm, literally “father of peace”). The forms Absālōm, Absālōmus are borrowed from the Hebrew directly.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Abessālōm m sg (indeclinable)
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Absalom (biblical character)
References
- Abessalom in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.