שַׂלְמוֹן

sal.monProper Noun (Masculine)H8012

Salmon

From: from H8008 (שַׂלְמָה); investiture;

Short Definition

Salmon, an Israelite

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 ; Another spelling of sal.ma (*שַׂלְמָא *"Salmon" H8007) § Salmon = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of a) also 'Salmah', 'Salma'

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

1 time

Appears 1 time in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ruth

Key Passages

Ruth 4:21

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