Strong H5543H5543Eסַלַּי

Sallai

One of the 6 senses of Strong H5543

Transliteration
salû salû' sâlû' sallay
Pronunciation
{sal-loo'} {sal-loo'} {saw-loo'} sal-lah'ee
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7; also called Sallai at Neh.12.20;
Also named: sal.lu (סַלּוּ "Sallu" H5543B)

Meaning of the name

Sallu or Salu or Sallai = "weighed"

General definition

From H5541; weighed;
Sallu or {Sallai} the name of two Israelites: - {Sallai} {Sallu} Salu.

In the biblical story

Sallu

Priest who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel

Sallu (or Sallai) was a priest who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel and later signed the covenant under Nehemiah.

In the Bible

Strong H5543E appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • sallai1

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 12:20
    Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
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