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Kallai

קַלַּי/KAL-eye/

“Swift, or runner”

Summary

A priest who served as head of the family of Sallai during the time of the high priest Joiakim after the return from Babylonian exile.

☩Identity and Role

Kallai was a chief priest who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, serving during the time of the high priest Joiakim. He represented the priestly family of Sallai, one of the families that had returned from captivity with Zerubbabel. His name appears in the list of priests and their houses during the generation that followed the initial return from exile. The name itself means "swift" or "runner," suggesting perhaps an attribute valued in his family.

Key verses:Nehemiah 12:20

Related Verses1 mention

Nehemiah· 1 verse

12:20

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Kallai," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. V (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Kallai," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  3. 3.George Morrish, "Kallai," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  4. 4.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Kallai," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).