Salma

Salma, or Salmon as the King James Version usually spells it, is a name in the family tree of Jesus and nothing more is told about him. Ruth 4:21 reads, “Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,” and Matthew 1:5 adds that Salmon begat “Booz of Rachab,” naming a mother whose name matches Rahab. Luke 3:32 repeats the line from the other direction, through Jesse, Obed and Booz. His role is the middle link: he stands between Nahshon and Boaz, and through Boaz he leads to Obed, Jesse and in time David. Matthew 1 shows the whole chain.

5 verses

Ruth

Ruth 4:20

And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

Ruth 4:21

And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

Matthew

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

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,

From Smith's Bible Dictionary

William Smith, 1884

(garment), (Ruth 4:20,21; 1 Chronicles 2:11,51,54; Matthew 1:4,5; Luke 3:32) son of Nahshon. the prince of the children of Judah, and father of Boat, the husband of Ruth. (B.C. 1296.) Bethlehem-ephratah, which was Salmon’s inheritance, was part of the territory of Caleb, the grandson of Ephratah; and this caused him to be reckoned among the sons of Caleb.

Based on Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave (1896). Dictionary entries from Smith's Bible Dictionary. Public domain. KJV scripture text, public domain.