so.tay is a proper name listed as the ancestor of a group among Solomon's servants.

The term is used as a proper name in parallel lists identifying a group as the sons of Sotai among the servants of Solomon.

1. Name in a family-group listing · dominant

   Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and stand in the repeated phrase naming “the sons of Sotai” within a list. In Ezra 2:55 the APB renders the group among “The sons of Solomon's servants,” and in Nehemiah 7:57 it similarly renders it among “The sons of the servants of Solomon.”

   Ezra 2:55Nehemiah 7:57

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Sotai” in both list entries, within the phrase “the sons of Sotai.” This identifies the verse-level presentation rather than a separate lexical rendering.