Solomon

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Solomon

  • /ˈsɒləmən/ UK
  • /ˈsɑləmən/ US

Where it comes from

From Latin Solomōn (variant of Salomon), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), from שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, “peace”). Doublet of Shlomo and Suleiman.

proper noun Solomons

  1. countable, uncountable In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David. And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
  2. countable A male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Salome. Authorities have identified Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, as the suspect in the Antioch High School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.
  3. countable A surname from Hebrew.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.
  5. countable, uncountable A minor city in Dickinson County and Saline County, Kansas, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable An electoral division in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

noun Solomons

  1. A person of unusual wisdom.
  2. A very large champagne bottle (named after the king) with the capacity of 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.

    Similar: Melchior

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: soliman, salomon, sulayman, sulaiman, suleiman, selman, solyman, songs, suleyman, seer, oracle, wise man, philosopher, sage, savant, mediator

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name king of Israel

EspañolSalomón
한국어솔로몬 Sollomon
日本語ソロモン Soromon
中文所羅門 /所罗门 Suǒluómén, 撒羅滿 /撒罗满 Sāluómǎn, 索洛蒙 Suǒluòméng
हिन्दीसुलेमान sulemān, सुलैमान sulaimān
PortuguêsSalomão
FrançaisSalomon, Solayman
DeutschSalomo, Salomon, Solomon
ItalianoSalomone
ΕλληνικάΣολομών Solomón
RomânăSolomon
РусскийСоломо́н Solomón
العربيةسُلَيْمَان sulaymān, سُلَيْمٰن sulaymān
עבריתשְׁלֹמֹה sh'lomo

name male given name

中文所羅門 /所罗门 Suǒluómén
PortuguêsSalomão
ΕλληνικάΣολομών Solomón, Σουλεϊμάν Souleïmán
RomânăSolomon
РусскийСоломо́н Solomón, Сулейма́н Sulejmán
العربيةسُلَيْمَان sulaymān
עבריתשְׁלֹמֹה sh'lomo

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@misc{solomon_2026,
  title = {Solomon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/solomon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}