H6764 H6764
Zalaph, father of a wall-builder under Nehemiah
This proper name identifies the father of one of Jerusalem's wall-builders in Nehemiah 3:30. The name may derive from a word for caper-plant, according to rabbinic Hebrew. Zalaph's son participated in rebuilding Jerusalem's walls after the exile, and his inclusion in the detailed roster of builders shows he was part of the reconstituted community. The Septuagint preserves the name with typical Greek adaptations.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name, the father of one of Nehemiah's wall-builders (Nehemiah 3:30). The name possibly means 'caper-plant' based on later Hebrew usage. Though Zalaph himself isn't described, his son's participation in the wall-rebuilding project marks the family as returnees committed to Jerusalem's restoration. The detailed builder list preserves these names as a memorial of post-exilic faithfulness. 1×
AR["صَالَافَ"]·ben["সালফের"]·DE["[צלף]"]·EN["Zalaph"]·FR["[צלף]"]·heb["צלף"]·HI["सालाफ-के"]·ID["Zalaf"]·IT["[צלף]"]·jav["Zalaf"]·KO["살라뿰-의"]·PT["Tsalaf"]·RU["Цалафа"]·ES["Zalaf"]·SW["Salafu"]·TR["Tsalaf'nın"]·urd["صلف"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צָלָף n.pr.m. (NH caper-plant );—father of a wall-builder Ne 3:30, Σελε(φ), etc.