HebrewH5543Proper Noun (Masculine)

סַלָּ֑י

sal.lay

6Occurrences
H5543Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Sallu or Sallai, the name of two Israelites

or סַלּוּא; or סָלוּא; or סַלַּי; from H5541 (סָלָה); weighed;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at ; also translated "valor"; § Sallu or Salu or Sallai = "weighed" a Benjamite

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

סַלָּ֑י appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nehemiah
4
1 Chronicles
1
Numbers
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 9:7BSB

From the Benjamites:Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;

Nehemiah 11:7BSB

From the descendants of Benjamin:Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah;

Nehemiah 11:8BSB

and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.

Nehemiah 12:7BSB

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah.These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.

Nehemiah 12:20BSB

of Sallai, Kallai;of Amok, Eber;

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