page_title: Solomon (name)
hierarchical_section_title: Solomon (name)
caption_attribution_description: King Solomon, Russian icon from first quarter of 18th cen.
context_page_description: Solomon is a common given name and surname derived from Aramaic; Sol as a given name is usually a form of "Solomon". Its Aramaic form, Shlomo is related to the Hebrew word shalom; and is often chosen in part as a reference to King Solomon mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The Arabic name سليمان, Sulaiman or Sulayman is regarded as equivalent to Solomon, and the Islamic prophet Suleiman and King Solomon are generally regarded as accounts of the same person.
  Solomon is also ancient Koine Greek name, derived from 3rd cent. B.C.E. Septuagint translation of the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה.
context_section_description: Solomon is a common given name and surname derived from Aramaic (Classical Syriac: ܫܠܝܡܘܢ‎ Šleimon); Sol as a given name is usually a form of "Solomon". Its Aramaic form, Shlomo is related to the Hebrew word shalom ("peace"); and is often chosen in part as a reference to King Solomon mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The Arabic name سليمان, Sulaiman or Sulayman is regarded as equivalent to Solomon, and the Islamic prophet Suleiman and King Solomon are generally regarded as accounts of the same person.
  Solomon (Σολομών) is also ancient Koine Greek name, derived from 3rd cent. B.C.E. Septuagint translation of the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh).
caption: Russian icon of King Solomon.
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