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sal´mon (שׂלמון, salmoÌ„n, “investiture†(), שׂלמה, salmaÌ„h, “clothing†(), שׂלמ×, salmaÌ„' (, , ); ΣαλμωÌν, SalmoÌ„Ìn):
(1) The father of Boaz, the husband of Ruth, and thus the grandfather of Jesse, David's father (, ). He is mentioned in both the genealogies of Jesus (, ; ). From we learn that he married Rahab, by whom he begat Boaz.
(2) In 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.