Lexical Definition

‎שַׂלְמוֹן‎ Salmôwn (sal-mone') Salmon ^N:N-M-P
from ‎שַׂלְמָה‎; investiture

Salmon. Compare ‎שַׂלְמָה‎.

• § Salmon = "garment"
• Salmon, an Israelite

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

See Greek: Σαλμών

Extended Information

spelling of: שַׂלְמָא

• A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20
• son of: Nahshon (נַחְשׁוֹן)
• husband of: Rahab (רָחָב)
• father of: Boaz (בֹּעַז); also called Sala at Luk.3.32
• Another spelling of sal.ma (‎ש‎ַׂ‎ל‎ְ‎מ‎ָ‎א‎ "Salmon" שַׂלְמָא)

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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