H8073: שַׁמְלַי
Shamlay · pronounced sham-lah'-ee · “Shamlai”
Definition
Shamlai, one of the Nethinim
KJV translates it as: Shalmai (from the margin).
Word origin: for H8014 (שַׂלְמַי);
Extended 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)
§ Shalmai = "my garments"
a family, descendants of Shamlai, of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Another name of sal.may (שַׂלְמַי "Shalmai" H8014)
§ Shalmai = "my garments"
a family, descendants of Shamlai, of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).