The meaning of “סַלּוּ”

Understanding Çallûw reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

סַלּוּ

Phoneticsal-loo'

TransliterationÇallûw

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

6 total references

Reference	Text
Numbers 25:14	“Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.”
1 Chronicles 9:7	“And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,”
Nehemiah 12:7	“Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.”

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Nehemiah

Book Distribution

Numbers1

1 Chronicles1

Nehemiah4

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