Strong's Lexicon

H7886

H7886 — שִׁילוֹה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewShiylohnameOccurrences: 2TWOT: 2376

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7886
Word:שִׁילוֹה
Part of Speech:name
Etymology:from H7951
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:Shiyloh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shee-lo'
Meaning:1. tranquil 2. Shiloh, an epithet of the Messiah
KJV Renderings:Shiloh.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8637

שִׁילֹה Gen 49:10, apparently noun, but probably = שֶׁלּוֺ he whose it is, or that which belongs to him, see below; views are: (1) שִׁיל (= שָׁלִיל, Late Hebrew embryo, + suffix הֹ֯ = his son, ᵑ7 Jerome Rabb Calv); (2) שִׁלוּ, שִׁילוֺ proper name, of a location (q. v.) Herder De and most (until recently); (3) proper name of Messiah, AV RV Münster (1534) on basis of Talmud Sanh 98:b; groundless; (4) Jerome שׁלה = שָׁלֻחַ, qui mittendus est; (5) שֶׁלֹּה = לוֺ + שֶׁ, ᵑ7 Onk whose is the kingdom, ᵑ6 whose it is, so Aphr Ephr ᵐ5 ἕως ἂν ἔλθῃ τὰ ἀποκείμενα αὐτῷ (Manuscripts ᾧ ἀπόκειται); so Samaritan שלה, compare אֲשֶׁר לוֺ הַמִּשְׁפָּט Ezek 21:32, Aq Symm Theod Saad ; this reading best, but exact translation not certain; see DrJPhil. xiv (1885), 1 ff. Gn. 418 ff. BrMP 95 ff., intr. 238 ff. PoznanvskiSchiloh (1904).


שׁילל see שׁלל.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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