שַׂלְמָא

sal.maProper Noun (Masculine)H8007

Salmon

From: probably for H8008 (שַׂלְמָה); clothing;

Short Definition

Salma, the name of two Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at ; § Salma = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of a) also 'Salmon', 'Salmah'

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:11
  • 1 Chronicles 2:51
  • 1 Chronicles 2:54

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