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View Name: Shiloh


SHILOH
GENDER: Masculine & Feminine
USAGE: Biblical
PRONOUNCED: SHIE-lo (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From an Old Testament place name meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the Messiah (see Genesis 49:10). This may in fact be a mistranslation.
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