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SALMA
(Salʹma).
1. Descendant of Judah and ancestor of David. (1 Chron. 2:3-5, 9-15) He is also called Salmon.—Ruth 4:12, 18-22; Luke 3:32; see SALMON.
2. Forefather of those who settled in places such as Bethlehem, Netophah and Atroth-beth-joab. (1 Chron. 2:51, 54; see ATROTH-BETH-JOAB.) Salma was a son of Hur in the Calebite branch of Judah’s genealogy.—1 Chron. 2:4, 5, 9, 18, 19, 50, 51.
