Salmai
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Salmai . A family of Nethinim, Nehemiah 7:48; called in Ezra 2:46 Shamlai , in 1Es 5:30 Subai .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
sal´mı̄ , sal´mā́ - ı̄ ( שׂלמי , salmay ; the King James Version, Shalmai (the King James Version in Nehemiah 7:48 is "Shalmai" = Ezra 2:46 ); the Revised Version (British and American) "Salmai"): The eponym of a family of Nethinim, called "Shamlai" in Ezra 2:46 ( Ḳerē , שׁמלי , shamlay , Kethı̄bh , שׁלמי , shalmay , followed by the King James Version text, "Shalmai"; Codex Vaticanus Σαμαάν , Samaán ; Codex Alexandrinus Σελαμί , Selamı́ ; Nehemiah 7:48 , Codex Vaticanus Σαλεμεί , Salemeı́ ; Codex Alexandrinus Σελμεί , Selmeı́ ; Codex Sinaiticus Σαμαεί , Samaeı́ ). The name suggests a foreign reign. In 1 Esdras 5:30 the corresponding name is "Subai."
