The meaning of “שִׁילֹה”
Understanding Shîylôh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שִׁלֹה Shilôh (shee-lo'); or שִׁילוֹ Shîylôw (shee-lo'); or שִׁלוֹ Shilôw (shee-lo'); from the same as שִׁילֹה Shiloh...
שִׁילֹה
or שִׁלֹה Shilôh (shee-lo'); or שִׁילוֹ Shîylôw (shee-lo'); or שִׁלוֹ Shilôw (shee-lo'); from the same as שִׁילֹה Shiloh. - § Shiloh = "place of rest" - Shiloh, a place in Palestine 1) a city in Ephraim and temporary home of the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle, the place where Samuel grew up
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 19:51 | “These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country. ” Word: שִׁילֹה (Shîylôh) | |
| Judges 21:19 | “Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth–el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth–el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.” Word: שִׁילֹה (Shîylôh) | |
| 1 Samuel 3:21 | “And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord. ” Word: שִׁילֹה (Shîylôh) | |
| 1 Kings 14:2 | “And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.” Word: שִׁילֹה (Shîylôh) | |
| Psalms 78:60 | “So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;” Word: שִׁילֹה (Shîylôh) |