Lexicon
שְׁלֹמֹה
she.lo.moh
H8010
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Solomon

293
Occurrences
11
Books
Hebrew
Language

she.lo.moh is the personal name of David’s son, portrayed as Israel’s king and the builder of the LORD’s house.

The supplied passages use this proper noun as the personal name of David’s son: he is named among David’s children, appointed to reign, charged with building the LORD’s house, and later described as king whose reign is followed by his son Rehoboam.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name of David’s son and king · dominant

    The proper-noun form identifies David’s son in the list of children in 1 Chronicles 3:5 and in David’s transfer of rule in 1 Chronicles 23:1. In 1 Chronicles 28:6 the APB renders the clause assigning this named son to build God’s house; 1 Kings 10:24 presents people seeking his wisdom, while 1 Kings 11:43 recounts his death and Rehoboam’s succession.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the proper name as “Solomon,” sometimes with identifying expressions such as “Solomon my son” or “King Solomon.” Those English expressions occur within whole-verse translations.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture