Salu

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

The father of a rebellious son called Zimri, a prince in the house of the Simeonites. (See Numbers 25:14) His name seems to be borrowed from Salah, signifying basket.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Sa'lu. (weighed). The father of Zimri, the prince of the Simeonites, who was slain by Phinehas. Numbers 25:14 Called also Salom. (B.C.1452).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

SALU . The father of Zimri ( Numbers 25:14 , 1Ma 2:26 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Father of Zimri and a prince of Simeon. Numbers 25:14 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

Numbers 25:14

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Numbers 25:14.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sā´lū ( סלוּא , ṣālū'  ; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Σαλμών , Salmon  ; Codex Alexandrinus Σαλώ , Salṓ  ; the King James Version has "Salom" in 1 Maccabees 2:26 ): A prince and the head of a house of the tribe of Simeon and the father of Zimri who was slain by Phinehas along with the Midianite woman whom he had brought to the camp of Israel (Numbers 25:14; 1 Macc 2:26).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Salu', סָלוּא, weighed; Sept. Σαλώ v.r. Σαλμών ), a prince and head of a house among the children of Simeon; father of the Zimri who was slain by Phinehas for bringing the Midianitish woman into the camp of Israel (Numbers 25:14; see Numbers 25:7 sq.). B.C. ante 1618.