H8007 H8007
Salma, Salmon; personal name of Boaz's father in the genealogy of David and the Messianic line
This is the name of an important ancestor in the Davidic genealogy—the father of Boaz (Ruth's husband) and great-grandfather of King David. The name appears with spelling variations: Salmon (Ruth 4:21), Salma (Ruth 4:20, 1 Chronicles 2:11), reflecting textual traditions or pronunciation differences. 1 Chronicles 2:51, 54 also mentions a Salma as 'father of Bethlehem,' likely indicating the clan's connection to that town. The multilingual glosses show transliteration variations (Spanish Salma, French Salmone). As an ancestor of David and thus of Jesus in New Testament genealogies, Salma/Salmon holds theological significance beyond his individual identity—he's a link in the chain of promise from Judah through Ruth to the royal line.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name of Boaz's father (Ruth 4:20-21), appearing with spelling variants Salmon/Salma. Listed in David's genealogy (1 Chr 2:11) and identified with Bethlehem's founding (1 Chr 2:51, 54). The name variations likely reflect different textual traditions. As great-grandfather of David, Salma/Salmon is part of the Messianic genealogy, connecting Judah's line through the Gentile Ruth to Israel's greatest king—a detail later emphasized in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus. 4×
AR["سَلما", "وَ-سَلما"]·ben["ও-সল্মা", "সল্মা", "সল্মার"]·DE["[ושלמא]", "[שלמא]"]·EN["Salma", "and-Salma"]·FR["Salmone", "et-Salmone"]·heb["ו-שלמא", "שלמא"]·HI["और-सलमा", "सलमा"]·ID["Salma", "dan-Salma"]·IT["Shelomot", "e-Shelomot"]·jav["Salma", "lan-Salma"]·KO["그-와-살마", "살마"]·PT["Salma", "e-Salma"]·RU["Сальма", "Сальмы", "и-Сальма", "родил"]·ES["Salma", "y-Salma"]·SW["Salma", "na-Salma"]·TR["Salma", "Salma'nın", "Salma'yı", "ve-Salma"]·urd["سلما", "و-سلما"]
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
† שַׂלמוֹן n.pr.m. father of Boaz Ru 4:21 (𝔊 Σαλμαν, A 𝔊L -μων), = שַׂלְמָה v 20 (𝔊 id.; read prob. -מוֹן), hence שַׂלְמָא 1 Ch 2:11(×2) (Σαλμων), also (as father of Bethlehem, on identity v. Be NowRuth) v 51, 54 (Σαλωμων, 𝔊L Σαμ(α)α)—? read שַׂלְמוֹן in all.