Salmon
שַׂלְמָאStrong’s H8007salma (sal-ma)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Salma is the Hebrew word usually translated “salma”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,”
Meaning
- Father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of Davidalso 'Salmon', 'Salmah'
- Father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of Davidalso 'Salmon', 'Salmah'
How it's translated
- salma 3
- and salma 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
שַׂלְמָא salma · 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; § Salma = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmon', 'Salmah'
שַׂלְמָא salma · Salma
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.51; son of: Hur (H2354); brother of: Uri (H0221), Shobal (H7732H), Hareph (H2780), Jezreel (H3157J), Ishma (H3457), Idbash (H3031), Hazzelelponi (H6753), Penuel (H6439H) and Ezer (H5829) § Salma = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmon', 'Salmah'
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “salmon” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SALMON, noun
sam'mon. [Latin salmo.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.