צַלְמֻנָּע12 H6759
Zalmunna — Midianite king captured and executed by Gideon alongside Zebah after the great rout
Zalmunna (צַלְמֻנָּע) is the proper name of one of the two kings of Midian — always paired with Zebah — who were pursued, captured, and executed by Gideon following the decisive rout of the Midianite army. The name may derive from צֵל ('shadow') + מָנַע ('withhold'), perhaps meaning 'shade is withheld,' though its etymology remains uncertain. Gideon's pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna across the Jordan, his encounter with the uncooperative men of Succoth and Penuel, and his personal execution of the two kings form one of the most vivid narratives in Judges 8:5-21. Psalm 83:12 invokes Zebah and Zalmunna as paradigmatic defeated enemies: 'Make their nobles like Zebah and Zalmunna.' Spanish 'Tsalmuná' and Swahili 'Salmuna' transliterate the name.
Senses
1. Zalmunna (proper name, Midianite king) — One of two Midianite kings (always paired with Zebah) pursued across the Jordan, captured, and executed by Gideon as blood vengeance for his brothers slain at Tabor (Judg 8:5-21). Psalm 83:12 invokes Zebah and Zalmunna as paradigmatic defeated enemies. All twelve occurrences refer to the same individual. 12×
AR["صَلْمُنَّاع", "وَ-صَلْمُنَّاع", "وَكَصَلْمُونَاعَ"]·ben["এবং-সালমুন্না", "এবং-সালমুন্নার", "এবং-সালমুন্নার-মতো", "সালমুন্নাকে", "সালমুন্নার"]·DE["Zalmunna", "und-Zalmunna", "und-wie-Tsalmunna"]·EN["Zalmunna", "and-Zalmunna", "and-like-Tsalmunna"]·FR["Tsalmunna", "et-Tsalmunna"]·heb["ו-כ-צלמונע", "ו-צלמונע", "צלמונע"]·HI["और-सलमुन्ना-की-तरह", "और-सल्मुन्ना", "और-सल्मुन्नाने", "सल्मुन्ना", "सल्मुन्नाको"]·ID["Zalmuna", "dan-Zalmuna", "dan-seperti-Zalmuna"]·IT["Tsalmunna", "[וכצלמנע]", "e-Tsalmunna"]·jav["Zalmuna", "lan-Zalmuna", "lan-kados-Zalmuna"]·KO["그리고-살무나", "그리고-살무나-의", "살무나", "살무나-처럼"]·PT["Tsalmunna'", "e-Tsalmunna'", "e-como-Zalmuna"]·RU["Цалмунне", "Цалмунну", "и-Цалмунна", "и-Цалмунной", "и-Цалмунны", "и-как-Цалмунна"]·ES["Tsalmunná", "y-Tsalmunná", "y-como-Tsalmuna"]·SW["Salmuna", "na-Salmuna", "na-kama-Salmuna"]·TR["Tsalmunna", "Tsalmunnayı", "Zevahın", "ve-Tsalmunna", "ve-Tsalmunna-gibi", "ve-Tsalmunnanın", "ve-aldı"]·urd["اور-جیسے-صلمُنّع", "اور-صلمناع", "اور-صلمناع-نے", "اور-صلمناع-کی", "صلمناع"]
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
צַלְמֻנָּע12 n.pr.m. a king of Midian, + זֶבַח, Ju 8:5 + 10 times Ju 8, ψ 83:12, Σελμανα, Σαλμ.