Bible Dictionaries
Sallai
Holman Bible Dictionary
(ssal' lay i) Personal name perhaps meaning, “the restored one.” 1. Benjaminite who lived in Jerusalem after Exile (Nehemiah 11:8 ). Commentators often emend the Hebrew text to read, “and his brothers, men of valor.” Others read, “Sallu.” 2. Priestly family after the Exile (Nehemiah 12:20 ), apparently the same as Sallu (Nehemiah 12:7 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Sallai'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/sallai.html. 1991.