Bible Names

Salmon: meaning of the name

Salmon means “peaceable; perfect; he that rewards.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Salmon in Hebrew and Greek

Σαλμών G4533

Salmṓn — Salmon, an Israelite

of Hebrew origin (H08012);

Who named Salmon in the Bible

Salmon in Scripture

“Salmon” appears in 6 verses of the King James Version.

  • Ruth 4:20

    And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

  • Ruth 4:21

    And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

  • Psalms 68:14

    When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

  • Matthew 1:4

    And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

  • Matthew 1:5

    And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

  • Luke 3:32

    Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,