Lexical Definition

‎שַׂלְמָא‎ Salmâʼ (sal-maw') Salmon ^N:N-M-P
probably for ‎שַׂלְמָה‎; clothing

Salma.

• § Salma = "garment"
• Salma, the name of two Israelites

1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David
1a) also 'Salmon', 'Salmah'

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שַׂלְמוֺן‎ proper name, masculine father of Boaz Ruth 4:21 (ᵐ5 Σαλμαν, A ᵐ5^L ‐μων, = ‎שַׂלְמֶה‎ vRuth 4:20 (ᵐ5 id.; read probably ‎מוֺן‎-), hence ‎שַׂלְמָא‎ 1Chr 2:11 (twice in verse) (Σαλμων), also (as father of Bethlehem, on identity see Be Now^Ruth) v1Chr 2:51 v1Chr 2:54 (Σαλωμων, ᵐ5^L Σαμ(α)α) — ? read ‎שַׂלְמוֺן‎ in all.

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