Origin. Word/name. Hebrew. Meaning. “Man of Peace”

Biblical account. The life of Solomon is primarily described in 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles. His two names mean “peaceful” and “friend of God”, both considered “predictive of the character of his reign”.

Solomon is a handsome, kingly name. It’s exotic and not heavily used, but the name’s etymology (‘peace’) has a really nice meaning. And thanks to King Solomon himself, the name is also synonymous with wisdom.

Common Nicknames for Solomon: Sal. Salmon. Saul.

Derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning “peace”. In the Bible, Solomon is a King who is famous for his wisdom.

Sulaimān ibn Dāwūd (Arabic: سُلَيْمَان بْن دَاوُوْد, lit. ‘Solomon, son of David’) was, according to the Quran, a malik (مَلِك, lit. ‘king’) and nabī (نَبِيّ, lit. ‘prophet’) of the Israelites.

Content. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in. all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Solomon is known for being the king of Israel who built the first Temple in Jerusalem. He was also the second (after his father, David) and last king of a unified Israel, which was at the height of its power during his reign. He is known for stories told in the Bible about his wisdom.

In these activities he includes all things in life: having a career, wealth, importance, pleasures, and all of our strivings to be somebody. In the end, he says, all of those hopes and goals are nothing more than smoke. They do not last.

The name Solomon is boy’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “peace”. Solomon, a name that evokes wisdom and peace, is an Old Testament name that, along with other patriarchal classics, is finally beginning to shed its long white beard and step from the pages of the Old Testament into modern nurseries.