- Original: שׂלמון - Transliteration: Salmown - Phonetic: sal-mone' - Definition: Salmon = garment 1. father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David a. also 'Salmah', 'Salma' - Origin: from H8008 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H8008 ; investiture; Salmon an Israelite: - Salmon. Compare H8009 . Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Salmon, 1 Ruth 4:21