sal.mon is used as the proper name of the man who begot Boaz in a genealogy.

The attested use is a proper name within a genealogical statement: in Ruth 4:21, the named person is identified as the one who begot Boaz.

1. Personal name in a genealogy · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in Ruth 4:21 and occurs as the subject of the clause naming the person who begot Boaz. In Ruth 4:21 the APB renders the verse, “Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed.”

   Ruth 4:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ruth 4:21, the APB presents the name as “Salmon” in the clause “Salmon begot Boaz.” The verse is read as a whole, but the proper-name use is clear from the clause and morphology.