שַׂלְמַי
sal.may
Shalmai
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided lexicon data, the word "Shalmai" (שַׂלְמַי) is a proper name, specifically a person's name. It appears twice in the Bible, indicating that it is not a common noun but rather a unique identifier for an individual. There is no additional information about the person, their role, or significance, so we cannot draw conclusions beyond their identity. The transliteration of the name, "sal.may," is likely based on the Hebrew letter combination "ס-ל-מ-י" which may correspond to a specific person living during the time period when the Hebrew Bible was written. As a proper name, "Shalmai" holds individual significance, but its larger impact would depend on the context in which it appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text