Lexicon
סַלָּ֑י
sal.lay
H5543A
N:N-M-P Hebrew

`valor`

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sal.lay is attested as a proper name in a list that names Gabbai and Sallai together.

The sole attestation uses the form as a proper name within a list of people: Nehemiah 11:8 places it after Gabbai in the clause rendered by the APB, “After him came Gabbai and Sallai.”

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in a personnel list · dominant

    In Nehemiah 11:8, the supplied morphology identifies סַלָּ֑י as a proper noun, and it occurs in the listing after Gabbai. The APB renders the clause, “After him came Gabbai and Sallai,” followed by a numerical total.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 11:8, the APB presents the name as “Sallai” alongside Gabbai. The verse is read as a whole, but its named-list wording corresponds to the verse's proper-noun use.

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