Shilôach — H7975

Definition

locative proper noun

Shiloach, a fountain of Jerusalem

1. Shiloah or Siloah = "sent"
2. a fountain just southeast of Jerusalem

Usually translated as

Shiloah, Siloah

Origin

or (in imitation of H7974) Shelach; (Nehemiah 3:15), from H7971; rill

• Derived from Shelach (H7974)
• Derived from Shâlach (H7971)

Greek equivalents

• Silōám (G4611)

Occurrences

Shilôach occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (1), Isaiah (1)

• Nehemiah 3:15 — But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah (הַשֶּׁ֙לַח֙) by the king’s garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
• Isaiah 8:6 — Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah (הַשִּׁלֹ֔חַ) that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;