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Shalmai

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

The name Shalmai means “my garment”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:46; referred to as Shalmai (שַׂלְמַי) or Shamlai (שַׁמְלַי).

Glossary entries

Shalmai Shamlai

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Ezra 2:46שַׁמְלַי · Shamlai
    …the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan,
  2. Nehemiah 7:48שַׂלְמַי · Shalmai
    …the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Shalmai,