H8012

שַׂלְמוֹן

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Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; Another spelling of sal.ma (שַׂלְמָא "Salmon" H8007) § Salmon = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmah', 'Salma'

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

שַׂלְמוֺן proper name, masculine father of Boaz Ruth 4:21 (ᵐ5 Σαλμαν, A ᵐ5L ‐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 NowRuth) v1Chr 2:51 v1Chr 2:54 (Σαλωμων, ᵐ5L Σαμ(α)α) — ? read שַׂלְמוֺן in all.


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