Salmon is a male personal name appearing in Matthew’s genealogical sequence as both descendant and father.

The attested forms identify a male figure within a genealogy: he follows Nahshon in Matthew 1:4 and is named as the father of Boes in Matthew 1:5.

1. Male figure in a genealogical lineage · dominant

   In Matthew 1:4, the accusative singular masculine form occurs after Nahshon in the sequence of begetting; the APB renders the clause “Nahshon then begot Salmon.” In Matthew 1:5, the nominative singular masculine form stands as the father in the next genealogical statement; the APB renders “Salmon then begot Boes out from Rahab.”

   Matthew 1:4Matthew 1:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Salmon” in both genealogical clauses, first as Nahshon’s descendant and then as Boes’s father. The verse is read as a whole, but its sequence corresponds to the two supplied forms.