6758. Tsalmonah
Strong's Lexicon
Tsalmonah: Tsalmonah

Original Word: צַלְמֹנָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Tsalmonah
Pronunciation: tsal-mo-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (tsal-mo-naw')
Definition: Tsalmonah
Meaning: Tsalmonah

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Tsalmonah, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of "shadow" or "image" can be related to Greek words like σκιά (skia) for "shadow."

Usage: Tsalmonah is a place name mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It is one of the stations where the Israelites camped during their wilderness journey after the Exodus from Egypt. The name likely means "shady" or "shadowy," possibly referring to the physical characteristics of the location.

Cultural and Historical Background: Tsalmonah is part of the itinerary of the Israelites as they wandered in the desert for 40 years. This journey is a significant period in Israelite history, representing a time of testing, reliance on God, and preparation before entering the Promised Land. The specific location of Tsalmonah is not definitively known today, but it is traditionally considered to be in the region of the Sinai Peninsula.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of Tsalmon
Definition
a place in the desert
NASB Translation
Zalmonah (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
צַלְמִנָה proper name, of a location station of Israel in wilderness Numbers 33:41,42, Σελμωνα.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Zalmonah

Feminine of tsalmaveth; shadiness; Tsalmonah, a place in the Desert -- Zalmonah.

see HEBREW tsalmaveth

Forms and Transliterations
בְּצַלְמֹנָֽה׃ בצלמנה׃ מִצַּלְמֹנָ֑ה מצלמנה bə·ṣal·mō·nāh bəṣalmōnāh betzalmoNah miṣ·ṣal·mō·nāh miṣṣalmōnāh mitztzalmoNah
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 33:41
HEB: הָהָ֑ר וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּצַלְמֹנָֽה׃
NAS: Hor and camped at Zalmonah.
KJV: Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
INT: Mount and camped Zalmonah

Numbers 33:42
HEB: וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִצַּלְמֹנָ֑ה וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּפוּנֹֽן׃
NAS: They journeyed from Zalmonah and camped
KJV: And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched
INT: journeyed Zalmonah and camped Punon

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6758
2 Occurrences


bə·ṣal·mō·nāh — 1 Occ.
miṣ·ṣal·mō·nāh — 1 Occ.















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