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Salmon

In Bible versions:

Salma: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
Salmah: NET
Salmon: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

peace; perfection
peaceable; perfect; he that rewards ( --> same as Salome)

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son of Nahshon, prince of Judah
son of Hur; founding father of Bethlehem
a son of Nashon; the father of Boaz; an ancestor of Jesus
son of Nahshon and Rahab; father of Boaz, David's ancestor

Arts

Greek

Strongs #4533: salmwn Salmon

Salmon = "raiment: a garment"

1) the father of Boaz in the genealogy of Christ

4533 Salmon sal-mone'

of Hebrew origin (8012); Salmon, an Israelite: KJV -- Salmon.
see HEBREW for 08012

Hebrew

Strongs #08007: amls Salma'

Salma = "garment"

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

8007 Salma' sal-maw'

probably for 8008; clothing; Salma, the name of two Israelites: KJV -- Salma.
see HEBREW for 08008

Strongs #08009: hmls Salmah

Salmon = "garment"

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

8009 Salmah sal-maw'

the same as 8008; clothing; Salmah, an Israelite: KJV -- Salmon. Compare 8012.
see HEBREW for 08008
see HEBREW for 08012

Strongs #08012: Nwmls Salmown

Salmon = "garment"

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

8012 Salmown sal-mone'

from 8008; investiture; Salmon, an Israelite: KJV -- Salmon. Compare 8009.
see HEBREW for 08008
see HEBREW for 08009

Salma [nave]

SALMA
1. Son of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:51, 54.
2. Called also Salmon. Father of Boaz, Ruth 4:20, 21; 1 Chr. 2:11.
In the lineage of Joseph, Matt. 1:4, 5; Luke 3:32.

Salmon [nave]

SALMON
1. A hill, Psa. 68:14.
2. See: Salma, 2.

SALMA [isbe]

SALMA - sal'-ma.

See SALMON.

SALMON; SALMA [isbe]

SALMON; SALMA - sal'-mon, (salmon, "investiture" (Ruth 4:21), salmah, "clothing" (Ruth 4:20), salma' (1 Ch 2:11,51,54); Salmon):

(1) The father of Boaz, the husband of Ruth, and thus the grandfather of Jesse, David's father (Ruth 4:20,21). He is mentioned in both the genealogies of Jesus (Mt 1:4,5; Lk 3:32). From Mt 1:5 we learn that he married Rahab, by whom he begat Boaz.

(2) In 1 Ch 2:51 ff, we read of a Salma, "the father of Beth-lehem," a son of Caleb, the son of Hur. He is also said to be the father of "the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites," and several "families of scribes."

See also ZALMON.

S. F. Hunter

SALMA, OR SALMON [smith]

(garment), (Ruth 4:20,21; 1 Chronicles 2:11,51,54; Matthew 1:4,5; Luke 3:32) son of Nahshon. the prince of the children of Judah, and father of Boat, the husband of Ruth. (B.C. 1296.) Bethlehem-ephratah, which was Salmon?s inheritance, was part of the territory of Caleb, the grandson of Ephratah; and this caused him to be reckoned among the sons of Caleb.

SALMON [smith]

a hill near Shechem, on which Abimelech and his followers cut down the boughs with which they set the tower of Shechem on fire. (Judges 9:48) Its exact position is not known. Referred to in (Psalms 68:14)

Salmon [ebd]

garment, the son of Nashon (Ruth 4:20; Matt. 1:4, 5), possibly the same as Salma in 1 Chr. 2:51.

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