סַלָּ֑י

sal.lay`valor`

hebrewOld TestamentName of a man6 occurrences3 books6 verses

This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:

Sallu: Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem
Sallu: Benjamite who settled in Jerusalem after the exile
Sallu: Priest who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel
Salu: Father of Zimri, a Simeonite prince

Definition

or סַלּוּא; or סָלוּא; or סַלַּי; from H5541; weighed; Sallu or Sallai, the name of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Sallai, Sallu, Salu.

Glossary entries

Sallai Sallu Salu

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total

Numbers 25:14סָל֑וּא · of Salu
The name of the Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
1 Chronicles 9:7סַלּוּא֙ · Sallu
From the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
Nehemiah 11:7סַלֻּ֡א · Sallu
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 11:8סַלָּ֑י · and Sallai
…and his followers Gabbai and Sallai—928 men.
Nehemiah 12:7סַלּ֣וּ · Sallu
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
Nehemiah 12:20לְסַלַּ֥י · of Sallai
…of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;