Shiloh — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁילֹה

שִׁילֹה

Shîylôh · pronounced shee-lo' · Strong's H7886 · a man

Shiloh means tranquil.

Built from

שָׁלָה shâlâh (from, H7951) — (Job 3:26), a primitive root open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H7951; tranquil; Shiloh, an epithet of the Messiah.

First appearance

Gen 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shiloh

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

Gen 49:10

Other people or places called Shiloh

Shiloh (H7887) — Shiloh, a place in Palestine

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