Quick Definition
Shalmai
Biblical Persons & Places
Shalmai
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.46;
referred to as Shalmai (שַׂלְמַי), or Shamlai (=Ketiv. Qere, KJV, NIV= Shalmai) (שַׁמְלַי).
Strong's Definition
Salmai, an Israelite
Derivation: from H8008 (שַׂלְמָה); clothed;
KJV Usage: Shalmai.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shalmai or Salmai or Shamlai = "my thanks"
1) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שַׂלְמַי (sal.may) — 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
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שַׂלְמַי n.pr.m. head of post-ex. family base