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Almon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5960

עַלְמוֹן

al.mon — Almon

Almon = "concealed" a town in Benjamin allotted to the priests Another name of a.le.met (עָלֶ֫מֶת "Alemeth" H5964G)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1580

גָּמַל

ga.mal — to wean

1) to deal fully with, recompense 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to deal out to, do to 1a2) to deal bountifully with 1a3) to recompense, repay, requite 2) (Qal) to wean a child (Niphal) to be weaned 3) (Qal) to ripen, bear ripe (almonds)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1162

בֹּ֫עַז

bo.az — Boaz

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.2.1; son of: Salmon (H8007) and Rahab (H7343); married to Ruth (H7327); father of: Obed (H5744) Also named: Booz (Βοόζ "Boaz" G1003) § Boaz = "fleetness" 1) ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi 2) name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5177

נַחְשׁוֹן

nach.shon — Nahshon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Exo.6.23; son of: Amminadab (H5992); brother of: Elisheba (H0472); father of: Salmon (H8007) Also named: Naassōn (Ναασσών "Nahshon" G3476) § Nahshon = "enchanter" son of Amminadab and prince of the Judah at the first numbering in the wilderness; 5th in descent from Judah in the genealogy of Christ

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3870

לוּז

luz — Luz

§ Luz = "almond tree" the name of a town in the land of the Hittites

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2929

טַלְמוֹן

tal.mon — Talmon

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.17 § Talmon = "oppressor" 1) the head of a family of doorkeepers in the temple; some of his descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel and were employed in their hereditary office in the days of Nehemiah and Ezra 1a) possibly two other doorkeepers in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7343

רָחָב

ra.chav — Rahab

A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.2.1; mother of: Boaz (H1162)(?) § Rahab = "wide" a harlot of Jericho who aided the spies to escape; saved from the destruction of Jericho; married Salmon, an ancestor of David and of Christ; commended for her faith in the book of James

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5964

עָלֶ֫מֶת

a.le.met — Alemeth

Alameth or Alemeth = "covering" a town in Benjamin Also named: al.mon (עַלְמוֹן "Almon" H5960)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6756

צַלְמוֹן

tsal.mon — (Mount) Zalmon

Zalmon = "shady" a wooded hill in Samaria near Shechem Another name of e.val (עֵיבָל "(Mount )Ebal" H5858C)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8007

שַׂלְמָא

sal.ma — Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; § Salma = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmon', 'Salmah'

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GREEK · G4533

Σαλμών

Salmōn — Salmon

Σαλμών, ὁ indecl. (Heb. שַׂלְמוֹן), Salmon: Mat.1:4-5, Luk.3:32 (Σαλά, WH, R, mg.).† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5963

עַלְמֹן דִּבְלָתָיְמָה

al.mon div.la.ta.ye.mah — Almon-diblathaim

Almon-diblathaim = "concealing the two cakes" a station of the Israelites in the wilderness of Moab Also named: bet div.la.ta.yim (בֵּית דִּבְלָתָ֑יִם "Beth-diblathaim" H1015)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6758

צַלְמֹנָה

tsal.mo.nah — Zalmonah

§ Zalmonah = "shady" a station of Israel during the wilderness wanderings located on the east side of Edom

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1015

בֵּית דִּבְלָתָ֑יִם

bet div.la.ta.yim — Beth-diblathaim

Beth-diblathaim = "house of the two fig-cakes" a place in Moab Another name of al.mon div.la.ta.ye.mah (עַלְמֹן דִּבְלָתָיְמָה "Almon-diblathaim" H5963)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5866

עִילַי

i.lay — Ilai

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.28; also called Ilai at 1Ch.11.29; Another name of tsal.mon (צַלְמוֹן "Zalmon" H6756B) § Ilai = "exalted" an Ahohite, one of David's mighty warriors

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8009

שַׂלְמָה

sal.mah — Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; Another spelling of sal.ma (שַׂלְמָא "Salmon" H8007) § Salmon = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmah', 'Salma'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8012

שַׂלְמוֹן

sal.mon — Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; Another spelling of sal.ma (שַׂלְמָא "Salmon" H8007) § Salmon = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmah', 'Salma'

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Historical dictionary entry

Hidden, one of the sacerdotal cities of Benjamin (Josh. 21:18), called also Alemeth (1 Chr. 6:60).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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