6756. Tsalmown

Lexicon

Tsalmown: Zalmon

Original Word: צַלְמוֹן
Part of Speech: proper name, of a mountain ; proper name, masculine
Transliteration: Tsalmown
Pronunciation: tsal-mone'
Phonetic Spelling: (tsal-mone')
Definition: Zalmon
Meaning: Tsalmon

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Zalmon

From tselem; shady; Tsalmon, the name of a place in Palestine and of an Israelite -- Zalmon.

see HEBREW tselem

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. צַלְמוֺן proper name, of a mountain 1. ׳הַרצֿ Judges 9:48 near Shechem, not identified, compare GFM, Buhl^{Geogr. 100}; Ερμων (erroneous).

2 snow-capped mountain Psalm 68:14, probably east of Jordan (in Hauran according to Wetzst, compare Buhl^{Geogr. 118}), Σελμων.

II. צַלְמוֺן proper name, masculine a hero of David 2 Samuel 2; 2 Samuel 23:28 (= עִילַי I Chron 2 Samuel 11:29), (Σ) ελλω, ᵐ5^L Ελιμαν.

צַלְמָוֶת see III. צלל.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root צֶלֶם (tselem), meaning "shadow" or "image."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew proper noun Tsalmon in the Strong's Concordance. However, the concept of "shadow" or "image" can be related to Greek words like σκιά (skia, Strong's Greek 4639) for "shadow" or εἰκών (eikon, Strong's Greek 1504) for "image," though these are not direct translations of the name Tsalmon.

Usage: Tsalmon is used in the Hebrew Bible as a proper noun, referring to specific geographical locations and a person.

Context: • Tsalmon as a Geographical Location:
• Mount Tsalmon: Mentioned in Psalm 68:14, "When the Almighty scattered kings in the land, it was like snow falling on Mount Zalmon." This verse suggests a mountainous region, possibly characterized by its dark or shady appearance, which is consistent with the meaning of the name. The exact location of Mount Tsalmon is not definitively known, but it is traditionally associated with a region near Shechem.
• Tsalmon as a Person:
• Tsalmon the Father of Eliezer: In Judges 12:11, Tsalmon is listed as the father of Eliezer, one of the judges of Israel. This reference highlights Tsalmon as an ancestral figure within the tribal history of Israel.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּצַלְמֽוֹן׃ בצלמון׃ צַלְמ֗וֹן צַלְמוֹן֙ צלמון bə·ṣal·mō·wn bəṣalmōwn betzalMon ṣal·mō·wn ṣalmōwn tzalMon

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 9:48
HEB: אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ הַר־ צַלְמ֗וֹן הוּא֮ וְכָל־
NAS: up to Mount Zalmon, he and all
KJV: to mount Zalmon, he and all the people
INT: Abimelech to Mount Zalmon he and all

2 Samuel 23:28
HEB: צַלְמוֹן֙ הָֽאֲחֹחִ֔י מַהְרַ֖י
NAS: Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai
KJV: Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai
INT: Zalmon the Ahohite Maharai

Psalm 68:14
HEB: בָּ֗הּ תַּשְׁלֵ֥ג בְּצַלְמֽוֹן׃
NAS: there, It was snowing in Zalmon.
KJV: in it, it was [white] as snow in Salmon.
INT: the kings snowing Zalmon

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6756
3 Occurrences

bə·ṣal·mō·wn — 1 Occ.
ṣal·mō·wn — 2 Occ.