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 timesAppears 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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