Strong's Lexicon

H7887

H7887 — שִׁילוֹה שִׁלוֹה שִׁילוֹ שִׁלוֹ

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

HebrewShiylohName/l.Occurrences: 32TWOT: 2376

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7887
Word:שִׁילוֹה שִׁלוֹה שִׁילוֹ שִׁלוֹ
Part of Speech:Name/l.
Etymology:from the same as H7886
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:32
Transliteration:Shiyloh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shee-lo' (or Shiloh {shee-lo'} or Shiylow {shee-lo'}; or Shilow {shee-lo'};) n/l.
Meaning:1. Shiloh, a place in Israel
KJV Renderings:Shiloh.

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BDB8704

שִׁלוֺ, שִׁולוֺ, שִׁלֹה proper name [of a location] (originally שִׁלוֺן, see adjective, of a people (otherwise BaNB § 224 b), which also shews that √ שׁול, שׁיל, was posited when text of Kings was fixed, compare Dr 2Sam 15:12 ); — שִׁלוֺ Judg 21:19; 1Sam 1:24; 1Sam 3:21; 1Sam 14:3; Jer 7:14 (on destruction of Shiloh see We 2Sam 8:17 ), Jer 26:9; Jer 41:5, ׳ מִשְׁכַּן שׁ Ps 78:60 שִׁילוֺ Judg 21:21 (twice in verse); Jer 7:12 שִׁלֹה Josh 18:1; Josh 18:8; Josh 18:9; Josh 18:10; Josh 19:51; Josh 21:2; Josh 22:9; Josh 22:12 (all P or R ), Judg 18:31; Judg 21:12; 1Sam 1:3 ; 1Sam 1:9; 1Sam 2:14; 1Sam 3:21; 1Sam 4:3; 1Sam 4:4; 1Sam 4:12; 1Kgs 2:27; 1Kgs 14:2; 1Kgs 14:4; Jer 26:6 (variant reading שִׁלוֺ in all these [21 t.] given by Gi as Qr ). — Σηλωμ, Σηλω(ν). — Modern Seilûn, approximately 9 1/2 miles north-northeast of Bethel: (Beitîn), BuhlG 178 DrHast. DB SHlLOH.


Other Resources

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

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