Salmâʼ — H8007

Definition

masculine proper noun

Salma, the name of two Israelites

1. Salma = "garment"
2. father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David
1. also 'Salmon', 'Salmah'

Usually translated as

Salma

Origin

probably for H8008; clothing

• Salmâh (H8008)

Occurrences

Salmâʼ occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (3)

• 1 Chronicles 2:11 — And Nahshon begat Salma (שַׂלְמָ֔א), and Salma begat Boaz,
• 1 Chronicles 2:11 — And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma (וְשַׂלְמָ֖א) begat Boaz,
• 1 Chronicles 2:51 — Salma (שַׂלְמָא֙) the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
• 1 Chronicles 2:54 — The sons of Salma (שַׂלְמָ֗א); Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.