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Zalmon, one of David's mighty warriors
This proper name identifies one of David's elite warriors listed in 2 Samuel 23:28. The parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 11:29 calls him Ilai, suggesting either a different name for the same person or a textual variant. The Septuagint renderings also vary. Zalmon appears among the 'thirty' mighty men who formed David's special forces, distinguished warriors with individual recognition for their exploits.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name borne by one of David's elite thirty warriors (2 Samuel 23:28). The parallel 1 Chronicles 11:29 gives his name as Ilai, possibly reflecting different traditions or name variants for this fighter. He's listed among the heroes who formed David's core military leadership, each renowned for individual acts of valor in Israel's early monarchy. 1×
AR["صَلْمُونُ"]·ben["সল্মোন"]·DE["Zalmon"]·EN["Zalmon"]·FR["Zalmon"]·heb["צלמון"]·HI["सल्मोन"]·ID["Zalmon"]·IT["Zalmon"]·jav["Zalmon"]·KO["살몬"]·PT["Tsalmon"]·RU["Цалмон"]·ES["Tsalmon"]·SW["Salmoni"]·TR["Tsalmon"]·urd["صلمون"]
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
† II. צַלְמוֹן n.pr.m. a hero of David 2 S 23:28 (= עִילַי 1 Ch 11:29), (Σ)ελλω, 𝔊L Ελιμαν.