Salmon
שַׂלְמָהStrong’s H8009salmah (sal-mah)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Salmah is the Hebrew word usually translated “salmah”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,”
Meaning
- Father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of Davidalso 'Salmah', 'Salma'
How it's translated
- salmah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ruth 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
שַׂלְמָה salmah · 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'
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.