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SHULAMMITE

(Heb. šûlammîṯ)

A gentilic designating the woman in the Song of Solomon being sought by her lover (Cant. 6:13[MT 7:1]). Four possibilities for the word’s origin are suggested: (1) Since the Song of Solomon is ascribed to Solomon, and the name Solomon occurs a number of times in the text (Cant. 1:5; 3:7, 11; 8:11, 12), Shulammite may be a feminine form of Heb. šĕlōmōh (Solomon). The Shulammite (“the one belonging to Solomon”) is the female counterpart to the Solomon of the Song. (2) The name may indicate an inhabitant of the town of Shunem, identified with modern Sôlem. Abishag, the young woman who cared for David in his old age and was sought later as a wife by David’s son Adonijah, comes from Shunem (1 Kgs. 1–2). (3) Shulammite may be a nickname for Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of war and love, or for Anat, the consort of Baal. (4) The name may be a noun derived from the Hebrew root šlm (“well, whole, at peace”).

Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford

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SHULAMMITE

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)