- Original: שׂלמי - Transliteration: Salmay - Phonetic: sal-mah'-ee - Definition: Shalmai or Salmai or Shamlai = my thanks 1. ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel - Origin: from H8008 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H8008 ; clothed; Salmai an Israelite: - Shalmai. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Shalmai, 1 Nehemiah 7:48