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the name of a man and of a hill.
1. (Heb. Salmon', ùִׂìְîåֹï , clothing, Rth_4:21, Sept. Óáëìώí v.r. ÓáëìÜí ; but Salima', ùִׂìְîָà , id. 1Ch_2:11, Sept. ÓáëìÜí v.r. Óáëùìώí , A.V. “Salma;” and Salmah', ùִׂìְîָä , id. Rth_4:20, Sept. Óáëìώí v.r. ÓáëìÜí , A.V. “Salmon;” N.T. Óáëìώí ). The son of Nahshon and the ancestor of Boaz, of the family of Judah and David (Rth_4:20-21; 1Ch_2:11; Mat_1:4-5; Luk_3:32). B.C. cir. 1660. SEE GENEALOGY OF CHRIST.
2. (Heb. Tsalmon, ( öִìְîåֹï , shady.) A place named (Psa_68:14) as a battlefield, apparently during the Israelites' conquest of Canaan; probably the Mount ZALMON SEE ZALMON (q.v.) elsewhere (Jdg_9:48) referred to.