(a petition).
• The youngest son of Judah. (Genesis 38:5,11,14,26; 46:10; Numbers 26:20; 1 Chronicles 2:3; 4:21) (B.C. before 1706.)
• The proper form of the name of Salah. (1 Chronicles 1:18,24)
that breaks; that unties; that undresses ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Petition. 1) Judah's third son (Gen. 38:2, 5, 11, 14). 2) A son of Arphaxad (1 Chr. 1:18). ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary