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Shulammite
SHULAMMITE (shū'lăm-īt, Heb. shûlammîth, peaceful). A title applied to a young woman in the
It has also been proposed that “Shulammite” is a companion, titular form of Solomon. A model is “Judith,” the fem. form, and “Judah,” the masc. form. “Shulammite” could be read “Shelomith” without significant textual emendation; hence, the result is “Shelomith,” the fem. form, and “Shelomo” (Solomon), the masc. form. “Shelomith” appears in Gr. as Salome; its meaning would be “Solomoness,” “queen,” or “princess.”
Bibliography
H. H. Rowley, “The Meaning of ‘The Shulammite,’” AJSL, LVI (1939), 84-91.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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See Shunammite.