International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Sallai

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Sallai


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sal´ā́-ı̄, sal´ı̄ (סלּי, ṣallay; Σαλώμ, Salṓm; Codex Alexandrinus Σαλώ, Salṓ, with variants):

(1) Eponym of a Benjamite family which settled at Jerusalem after the return, descendants of “Sallu” (; , ); the pedigrees of Sallu differ decidedly in the two passages. Curtis (ICC) suggests that “son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah” (Chronicles) is a corruption or derivation of “Judah the son of Hassenuah” (Nehemiah).

(2) Name of a priestly family (), called “Sallu” in .