salmon

Everyday

1. A salmon is a large silver fish that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs. tree →
2. Salmon is the pink flesh of this fish eaten as food. tree →
3. Salmon (or salmon pink) is an orange-pink colour. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons the salmon's life cycle is famous: born in a river, it grows up in the sea and swims back upstream, even jumping waterfalls, to lay eggs where it was born. In everyday life salmon is a healthy food with fats good for the brain. Phrases: «salmon run», «smoked salmon», «tinned salmon», «salmon pink».

Examples

• Salmon swim up the river to lay their eggs. tree →
• Bears catch salmon as they jump up the waterfall. tree →
• We had grilled salmon for dinner. tree →
• Smoked salmon is good on toast. tree →
• The salmon's flesh is pink. tree →
• Her dress was salmon pink. tree →
• At this moment a fine salmon swam slowly up. tree →

Note

The «l» is silent: SAM-un. Plural is usually the same: «one salmon, ten salmon». As food it is uncountable: «some salmon». Salmon is a fish, so it is an animal with gills, not a mammal.

In Jewish tradition

Here Salmon is a man's name, an ancestor of King David.

Interpretation. He is listed in the family line from Judah through Boaz to David at the end of the book of Ruth.

Examples

• and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon; (Writings RUT.4.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; (Writings RUT.4.21, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

The «l» is silent: SAM-un. Plural is usually the same: «one salmon, ten salmon». As food it is uncountable: «some salmon». Salmon is a fish, so it is an animal with gills, not a mammal.