Shalmai
שַׂלְמַיStrong’s H8014salmay (sal-may)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Salmay is the Hebrew word usually translated “shalmai”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.46; also called Shamlai at Ezr.2.46
How it's translated
- shalmai 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezra 1
- Nehemiah 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
שַׂלְמַי salmay · Shalmai
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.46; also called Shamlai at Ezr.2.46; Also named: sham.lay (שַׁמְלַי "Shamlai" H8073) § Shalmai or Salmai or Shamlai = "my thanks" ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.