H6756a H6756a
Zalmon, name of a mountain near Shechem; possibly 'dark/shady mountain'
Mount Zalmon appears in two contexts: near Shechem where Abimelech and his men cut branches to burn the tower of Shechem, and in a psalm celebrating God's victories, possibly referring to a snow-capped mountain east of the Jordan in the Hauran region. The name likely means 'shady' or 'dark,' fitting either a forested mountain or one dark against the sky. The Shechem location is more certain; the Psalm 68 reference may describe a different mountain altogether.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Judges 9:48 places Mount Zalmon near Shechem where Abimelech cut wood, while Psalm 68:14 mentions Zalmon in connection with God's victories, possibly referring to a snow-covered peak in Transjordan. English preserves 'Zalmon,' Spanish 'Tsalmón,' French and German similarly. The name's meaning 'shady' or 'dark' could describe a forested mountain (Shechem) or a dark-appearing mountain (Hauran). Whether these refer to the same mountain or two different locations remains debated, but the name clearly denoted one or more notable mountains known to ancient Israel. 2×
AR["صَلْمُون", "في-صَلْمونَ"]·ben["সলমোনে", "সালমোনে।"]·DE["Zalmon", "auf-Zalmon"]·EN["Zalmon", "on-Zalmon"]·FR["Zalmon", "dans-ombre"]·heb["ב-צלמון", "צלמון"]·HI["सलमोन-के"]·ID["Zalmon", "di-Salmon"]·IT["Zalmon", "[בצלמון]"]·jav["Zalmon", "ing-Salmon"]·KO["살몬-에서", "살몰-으로"]·PT["Tsalmon", "em-Zalmon"]·RU["Цалмон", "на-Цалмоне"]·ES["Tsalmón", "en-Tsalmón"]·SW["Salmoni"]·TR["Tsalmon'da-", "Tsalmon-un"]·urd["بِ-صلمون-پر", "صَلمون"]
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
† I. צַלְמוֹן n.pr.mont. 1. הַר־צ׳ Ju 9:48 near Shechem, not identif., cf. GFM, BuhlGeogr. 100; Ερμων (erron.). 2. snow-capped mt. ψ 68:14, prob. E. of Jordan (in Ḥauran according to Wetzst, cf. BuhlGeogr. 118), Σελμων.