Strong H8073שַׁמְלַי

Shamlai

Transliteration
shamlay
Pronunciation
sham-lah'ee
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H8014; {Shamlai} one of the Nethinim: - Shalmai [from the margin].

Meaning of the name

Shalmai = "my garments"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.46; also called Shamlai at Ezr.2.46;
Another name of sal.may (שַׂלְמַי "Shalmai" H8014)

In the biblical story

Shalmai

Nethinim ancestor whose descendants returned from Babylonian exile

Shalmai (or Shamlai) was an ancestor of the Nethinim, and his descendants were among those who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile.

In the Bible

Strong H8073 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shalmai1

First verses

  1. Ezra 2:46
    The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
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