Proper noun
(biblical) The third son of David, king of Israel.
(rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI was in the canon When Absalom was slain. I was in Llys Don Before the birth of Gwydion. Taliesin
Absalom's forces are routed, and Absalom is caught by his long hair in the branches of a tree, and killed by Joab, contrary to Davids order. Source: Internet
Absalom kills and murders a man, and also meets an untimely death. Source: Internet
Absalom reached the capital and consulted with the renowned Ahithophel (sometimes spelled Achitophel). Source: Internet
Eliot, T. S., 'John Dryden', in Selected Essays, (London: Faber and Faber, 1932), 308 This line of satire continued with Absalom and Achitophel (1681) and The Medal (1682). Source: Internet
Examples include the southern American author William Faulkner (see Absalom, Absalom! Source: Internet