Lexicon
שִׁלֹחַ
shi.lo.ach
H7975B
N:N--L Hebrew

Shiloah

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shi.lo.ach is the name of waters described in Isaiah 8:6 as flowing gently.

The attested use names waters that the people reject; in Isaiah 8:6, the APB renders them as “the waters of Shiloah that flow gently.”

Senses in use

  1. Name of gently flowing waters · dominant

    The proper noun occurs in the clause about the people's rejection of particular waters. In Isaiah 8:6 the APB renders the clause “the waters of Shiloah that flow gently,” identifying the named waters within that statement.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 8:6, the APB presents the term within “the waters of Shiloah that flow gently.” The exact contribution of the name is limited to its place in that clause.

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