Solomon (disambiguation)
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Solomon
is the figure identified in the Hebrew Bible
as a King of Israel, the son of David
, and regarded as a prophet
both in the Greek Orthodox Church
and Islam
. The name "Solomon" is the usual version of his name in English-language texts; it is a transliteration of the Greek form Σολομών used in the Septuagint, an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
Solomon may also refer to:
Solomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
is the figure identified in the Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
as a King of Israel, the son of David
David
David was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
, and regarded as a prophet
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
both in the Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity sharing a common cultural tradition whose liturgy is also traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament...
and Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. The name "Solomon" is the usual version of his name in English-language texts; it is a transliteration of the Greek form Σολομών used in the Septuagint, an ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible.
Solomon may also refer to:
- Solomon (name)Solomon (name)Solomon is a Hebrew-derived surname and given name; Sol as a given name is usually a form of "Solomon". Its Hebrew form, Shlomo שלמה is related to the word shalom ;, and is often chosen in part as a reference to the well-known King Solomon mentioned in the Hebrew Bible...
People
- Edward I. SolomonEdward I. SolomonProfessor Edward I. Solomon is the current Monroe E. Spaght Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University. He is an elected member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts...
(born 1946), the Monroe E. SpaghtMonroe SpaghtMonroe Edward Spaght was a research chemist who became president and chairman of the Shell Oil Company. In 1965,he became the first American managing director of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, Shell's parent company.-Early life:...
Professor of Chemistry at Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... - Solomon (Byzantine general)Solomon (Byzantine general)Solomon was an East Roman general from northern Mesopotamia, who distinguished himself as a commander in the Vandalic War and the reconquest of North Africa in 533–534. He spent most of the next decade in Africa as its governor general, combining the military post of magister militum with the...
, 6th-century Byzantine eunuch general, governor of Africa - Solomon of Montpellier, a 13th century Rabbi
- Solomon (pianist), the professional name of the British pianist Solomon Cutner
- Solomon of HungarySolomon of HungarySolomon , King of Hungary . He was crowned as a child during his father's lifetime in order to ensure his succession, but his uncle Béla managed to dethrone his father and ascend to the throne...
- Solomon I of ImeretiSolomon I of ImeretiSolomon I , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti from 1752 to 1766 and again from 1768 until his death in 1784....
- Solomon II of ImeretiSolomon II of ImeretiSolomon II , of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was the last King of Imereti from 1789 to 1790 and from 1792 until his deposition by the Imperial Russian government in 1810....
- Solomon BusendichSolomon BusendichSolomon Naibei Busendich is a male long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the 2006 edition of the Amsterdam Marathon as a debutant, clocking 2:08:52....
, Kenyan long-distance runner - Solomon (singer), American Electronic Hip-Pop recording artist, singer, producer and songwriter.
- Sheldon SolomonSheldon SolomonSheldon Solomon is a professor of psychology who teaches at Skidmore College. He earned his B.A. from Franklin and Marshall College and his doctoral degree from the University of Kansas...
, co-developer of Terror Management Theory - Stacey SolomonStacey SolomonStacey Solomon is a British singer, television presenter, model and reality TV star. She rose to fame during her time on the sixth series of The X Factor, coming third overall on the show...
, a British singer, television presenter, model and reality TV star
Places
- Solomon IslandsSolomon IslandsSolomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, a nation state in the Pacific - Division of SolomonDivision of SolomonThe Division of Solomon is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. It covers the cities of Darwin and Palmerston...
, Australian electoral division - Solomon, KansasSolomon, KansasSolomon is a city in Dickinson and Saline counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,095. The Saline County portion of Solomon is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, USA - Solomon RiverSolomon RiverThe Solomon River, often referred to as the "Solomon Fork", is a river in the central Great Plains of North America. The entire length of the river lies in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a tributary of the Smoky Hill River.-Names:...
, Kansas, USA - Solomons, MarylandSolomons, MarylandSolomons is a community and census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,536 at the 2000 census...
, USA - Solomon, a village in GârbouGârbouGârbou is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bezded, Călacea, Cernuc, Fabrica, Gârbou, Popteleac and Solomon....
Commune, Sălaj County, Romania
Other
- Operation SolomonOperation SolomonOperation Solomon was a 1991 covert Israeli military operation to take Ethiopian Jews to Israel.In 1991, the sitting Ethiopian government of Mengistu Haile Mariam was close to being toppled with the recent military successes of Eritrean and Tigrean rebels, threatening Ethiopia with dangerous...
, Jewish evacuation mission from Ethiopia, 1991 - Solomon (Handel)Solomon (Handel)Solomon, HWV 67, is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel. Its libretto is based on the biblical stories of wise king Solomon and is attributed to Newburgh Hamilton...
, musical work - Solomon Accounting software a.k.a. Microsoft Dynamics SLMicrosoft Dynamics SLMicrosoft Dynamics SL is one of Microsoft’s enterprise resource planning software products for project-driven small- and medium-sized enterprises. It is part of the Microsoft Dynamics product family....
- Solomon AirlinesSolomon AirlinesSolomon Airlines is the national airline of the Solomon Islands, based in Honiara.- History :Solomon Airlines was established in 1962 as a charter airline by Laurie Crowley. Crowley had been flying around Papua New Guinea when he started to fly charter flights on a single Piper Aztec plane to the...
, national airline of the Solomon Islands - Solomon GrundySolomon Grundy"Solomon Grundy" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19299.-Lyrics:The rhyme has varied very little since it was first collected by James Orchard Halliwell and published in 1842 with the lyrics:* The premiere of Sesame Street features a Solomon Grundy...
, nursery rhyme - Solomon (band)Solomon (band)Solomon is a New Zealand band, who in 2007 were crowned the overall winners of the Smokefreerockquest. Along with this, they took home the award for best song for Grand Vocation....
, a New Zealand rock band - Solomon's knotSolomon's knotSolomon's knot is the most common name for a traditional decorative motif used since ancient times, and found in many cultures...
See also
- Salomo (disambiguation)
- Salomon (disambiguation)
- Salamon
- ShalomShalomShalom is a Hebrew word meaning peace, completeness, and welfare and can be used idiomatically to mean both hello and goodbye...
- ShlomoShlomoShlomo, meaning God's peace, is a common Hebrew male given name.It also means Hello in syriacThe following individuals are often referred to only by the name Shlomo:* Solomon* Shlomo...
- SolimanSolimanSoliman may refer to:People with the given name Soliman:* Soliman Moustafa Soliman may refer to:People with the given name Soliman:* Soliman Moustafa Soliman may refer to:People with the given name Soliman:* Soliman Moustafa (8-12-* Soliman Kenawy (20th century), Egyptian journalistPeople with the...
- SulaimanSulaimanSulaiman was the scriptural figure identified as either the Jewish king of Israel or a Muslim prophet.Sulaiman is an English transliteration of the Arabic name that means "man of peace" and corresponds to the English name Solomon....
- SuleimanSuleimanSuleiman is the main transliteration of the Arabic name, , the name means "man of peace" and corresponds to the English name Solomon.The word may also be transliterated as Sulaiman, Suleman, Soliman, Sulayman, Süleyman, Sulejman, Sleiman, Sleman, Solyman or Seleman...
- SulemanSulemanSuleman was the scriptural figure identified as either king of Israel or a Muslim prophet.Suleman is an English transliteration of the Arabic name that means "man of peace" and corresponds to the English name Solomon....
- Zalman (name)Zalman (name)Zalman is a male first name, a variant of Solomon that is also pronounced Salamon.The name was common among East European Jews, and it still has usage in many Haredi and especially Hasidic communities all over the world. Some of the founders of modern Israel bore this name, including Zalman Shazar,...