Salma (שלמה) means dress in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שַׂלְמָה
salma
noun · feminine
In English
dress
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Salma.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בגד, כסות.
אִם־חָבֹל תַּחְבֹּל שַׂלְמַת רֵעֶךָ; עַד־בֹּא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ לוֹ.
- 2שם פרטי לזכר. דמות מקראית נחשבת לראש בית האב של המלך דוד.
וְעַמִּינָדָב הוֹלִיד אֶת נַחְשׁוֹן וְנַחְשׁוֹן הוֹלִיד אֶת שַׂלְמָה
- 3שיכול עיצורים עם שמלה (במקרא נפוצה יותר).
- 4נקרא גם שַׂלְמוֹן
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Salma is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׂלְמָה
- Written without vowel points
- שלמה
- Said
- salma
- Root
- ש־ל־מ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- שְׂלָמוֹת
- Inflections
- שַׂלְמַת־; ר' שְׂלָמוֹת, שַׂלְמוֹת־
- Gematria
- 375
This is how Salma is said in other languages.
- English
- dress
These words mean nearly the same as Salma.
These words rhyme with Salma.
The word Salma comes from the root ש־ל־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Salma in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Salma.
What does Salma (שלמה) mean in Hebrew?
Salma (שלמה) means dress. It is said salma, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Salma (שלמה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Salma (שלמה) are שמלה.
What rhymes with Salma (שלמה)?
Words that rhyme with Salma (שלמה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
Is Salma (שלמה) masculine or feminine?
The word Salma (שלמה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׂלָמוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.