The meaning of Salmon; Salma in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

sal'-mon, (salmon, "investiture" (Ruth 4:21), salmah, "clothing" (Ruth 4:20), salma' (I Chronicles 2:11, I Chronicles 2:51, I Chronicles 2:54); Salmon):

(1) The father of Boaz, the husband of Ruth, and thus the grandfather of Jesse, David's father (Ruth 4:20-21). He is mentioned in both the genealogies of Jesus (Matthew 1:4-5; Luke 3:32). From Matthew 1:5 we learn that he married Rahab, by whom he begat Boaz.

(2) In I Chronicles 2:51 ff., we read of a Salma, "the father of Beth-lehem," a son of Caleb, the son of Hur. He is also said to be the father of "the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites," and several "families of scribes."

See also ZALMON.

S. F. Hunter

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