Σαλά G4527
Sala (Shelah), an ancestor in Jesus' genealogy descended from Shem through Arpachshad
Σαλά transliterates the Hebrew שֶׁלַח (Shelah), who appears in Genesis 10-11 as a descendant of Shem and ancestor of Abraham. Luke traces Jesus' genealogy all the way back to Adam, and Sala appears in this ancient line connecting Christ to the patriarchs who lived after the flood. The name may mean 'sprout' or 'sent forth,' though its etymology is debated. Luke's genealogy highlights the universal scope of Jesus' significance, rooting him not just in Jewish royalty but in humanity's deepest origins.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Luke 3:32 and 3:35 both reference Sala, though textual variants exist (some manuscripts read Salmon in 3:32). The ancestral line from Sala leads through Eber, the ancestor of the Hebrews, down to Abraham. French and Spanish preserve the accented form (Salá) while German and English use simplified versions, reflecting differing transliteration traditions. 2×
AR["سَلْمُونَ", "شَالَحَ"]·ben["শেলহের", "সল্মোনের"]·DE["Σαλὰ"]·EN["Sala"]·FR["Sala"]·heb["שָׂלָה"]·HI["साला"]·ID["Salmon"]·IT["sala"]·jav["Salmon,", "Sèlah,"]·KO["살라-의"]·PT["Salá"]·RU["Салин", "Салмонов"]·ES["Salá"]·SW["Salá"]·TR["Salma", "Şelah"]·urd["سلح-کا", "سلمون-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Σαλά, ὁ indecl. (Heb. שֶׁלַח), Sala, Shalah: Luk.3:32 (R, txt., Σαλμών, which see), Luk.3:35.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)