Strong H8012שַׂלְמוֹן

Salmon

Transliteration: ώalmôn
Pronunciation: sal-mone'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H8008; investiture;
{Salmon} an Israelite: - Salmon. Compare H8009 .

Meaning of the name

Salmon = "garment"

Detailed definition

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)

In the biblical story

Salmon

Son of Nahshon; husband of Rahab; ancestor of David

Salmon (or Sala) was the son of Nahshon and husband of Rahab - an ancestor of King David and Jesus Christ.

In the Bible

Strong H8012 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

salmon1

First verses

Ruth 4:21
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

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Occurrences by book

Ruth1

Related words

Word family

שַׂלְמָהgarmentH8008