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Webster 1913 Edition

(shī′lō)

Noun.

[Heb.

shīlōh

, literally, quiet, rest, fr.

shālāh

to rest.]

(Script.)

A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as “the Messiah,” or as the city “Shiloh,” or as “Rest.”

See also: shiloh

Shiloh

A biblical city, the location of the Ark of the Covenant.
Any of several towns and cities in the United States, especially the site of a major 19th-century battle in Tennessee.
A male given name
A female given name