Lexical Definition
סַלּוּ Çallûw (sal-loo') valor N:N-M-P
or סַלּוּא Çallûwʼ (sal-loo'); or סָלוּא Çâlûwʼ (sal-loo'); or סַלַּי Çallay (sal-lah'-ee); from סָלָה; weighed
Sallai, Sallu, Salu.
- § Sallu or Salu or Sallai = "weighed"
- Sallu or Sallai, the name of two Israelites
1) a priest in the time of Zerubbabel
2) father of Zimri, the prince of the Simeonites, who was slain by Phinehas
3) a post exilic Benjamite
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| סַלּ֣וּ | Sallu | Neh.12.7 |
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7 also called Sallai at Neh.12.20
- Also named: sal.lay (סַלַּי "Sallai" סַלּוּ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
סַלּוּ proper name, masculine a priest, Zerubbabel's time, according to Neh 12:7 (ᵐ5L Σαλονια), = סַלַּי vNeh 12:20 ᵐ5L Σαλοναι; omitted by BA in both).
סָלוא proper name, masculine a Simeonite Num 25:14, ᵐ5 Σαλμων, A Σαλω, ᵐ5L Σαλωμ.
סַלּוּא proper name, masculine a post-exile Benjamite 1Chr 9:7 (ᵐ5 Σαλωμ, A Σαλω) = סַלֻּא Neh 11:7 (ᵐ5 Σηλω, ᵐ5L Σαμαα).
סַלַּי
proper name, masculine 1. Neh 12:20 = סַלּוּ q. v.
2. סַלָּ֑י a Benjamite Neh 11:8, ᵐ5 Σηλε(ε)ι.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 25:14 |
| 1 Chronicles | 9:7 |
| Nehemiah | 11:7 · 11:8 · 12:7 · 12:20 |
Profile
Male • Returned priest • Priest who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Sallu (or Sallai) was a priest who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel and later signed the covenant under Nehemiah.
- A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.7;
- referred to as Sallu סַלּוּ, or Sallai (NIV= Sallu) סַלּוּ.
Sallu (or Sallai) is mentioned in Nehemiah 12:7 and 12:20 as one of the priests who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah. Zerubbabel led the first group of exiles back to Jerusalem, as recorded in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7. Sallu is listed among the priests who were heads of their fathers' houses during the time of Jeshua, the high priest (Nehemiah 12:7). Later, during the time of Joiakim, who succeeded Jeshua as high priest, Sallu is mentioned again as the head of his father's house (Nehemiah 12:20). This suggests that Sallu and his descendants continued to serve as priests in the restored community in Jerusalem. The return of the priests, including Sallu, was crucial for the reestablishment of temple worship and religious life in Jerusalem after the exile.