A Shulamite is a person from Shulem. It is the ascription given to the female protagonist in the Song of Songs

Song of songs

Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon, is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. It may also refer to:In music:* Song of songs , the debut album by David and the Giants* A generic term for medleysPlays...

 in the Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible

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Many scholars connect the term with "Shunamite" (a woman of Shunem

Shunem

Shunem is a small village mentioned in the Bible. It was located in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa .Shunem is where:*The Philistines encamped when they came against Saul, the first king of Israel;...

) and believe the terms are interchangeable. It is a name of a maiden or a title. It has been suggested that since Abishag

Abishag

According to the Old Testament, Abishag was a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to be a helper and servant to David in his old age. Among Abishag's duties was to lie next to David and keep him warm; however, David did not have sexual relations with her...

 was a Shunamite taken to minister to David in his old age according to the Bible

Bible

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 scriptures 1 King 1:1-4,15,2:17-22) that she could be the Shulamite bride from Song of Solomon

Song of songs

Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon, is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. It may also refer to:In music:* Song of songs , the debut album by David and the Giants* A generic term for medleysPlays...

. The wealthy woman who provided a room for Elisha

Elisha

Elisha is a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, or Alyasa via Arabic.-Biblical biography:...

 was another Shunamite woman of the Bible according to 2 Kings 4:8

Books of Kings

The Book of Kings presents a narrative history of ancient Israel and Judah from the death of David to the release of his successor Jehoiachin from imprisonment in Babylon, a period of some 400 years...

. The meaning of the root word is “perfect one, peaceable one, or pacified”.