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Gender Masculine
Usage Georgian, Literature, Theatre
Scripts აბესალომ(Georgian)
Other Forms Formsაბესალომი (Abesalomi; nominative case)
Meaning & History
Georgian form of Abessalom, which is the hellenized form of the Hebrew name 'Avshalom (see Absalom).In Georgian literature, Abesalom is the name of a central character from the medieval Georgian folk epic Eteriani. He also features in the opera that was based on the tale, namely Abesalom da Eteri (1919) by Zacharia Paliashvili (1871-1933).