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Salmai

SALMAI. ASV form of Shalmai.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)

sal’-mi, sal’-ma-i (salmay; the King James Version, Shalmai (the King James Version in Ne 7:48 is "Shalmai" = Ezr 2:46); the Revised Version (British and American) "Salmai"): The eponym of a family of Nethinim, called "Shamlai" in Ezr 2:46 (Qere, shamlay, Kethibh, shalmay, followed by the King James Version text, "Shalmai"; Codex Vaticanus Samaan; Codex Alexandrinus Selami; Ne 7:48, Codex Vaticanus Salemei; Codex Alexandrinus Selmei; Codex Sinaiticus Samaei). The name suggests a foreign reign. In 1 Esdras 5:30 the corresponding name is "Subai."