כְּ/שִׁלוֹ֙
𐤊/𐤔𐤋𐤅
Shiloh
Like Shiloh
Shiloh: A proper noun denoting a town located in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Bethel, which functioned as a central religious site for the Israelite tribes during the early period of settlement through the early monarchy. The word refers primarily to this location, which served as the site for the Tabernacle and major religious gatherings. In a few textual traditions, a variant form is interpreted as a title or reference to a person or figure, but the predominant sense in the Hebrew Bible is geographical.
Jeremiah 26:9 · Word #6
Lexicon H7887
| Lemma | שִׁילֹה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤉𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Shiloh |
| Strong's | H7887 |
| Definition | Shiloh: A proper noun denoting a town located in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Bethel, which functioned as a central religious site for the Israelite tribes during the early period of settlement through the early monarchy. The word refers primarily to this location, which served as the site for the Tabernacle and major religious gatherings. In a few textual traditions, a variant form is interpreted as a title or reference to a person or figure, but the predominant sense in the Hebrew Bible is geographical. |
Morphology HR/Np
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| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Like Shiloh |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7887-03
like Shiloh
| Morphological Notes | Preposition כְ (“like/as”) prefixed to a masculine singular proper noun (place name), שִׁילֹה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the prefixed preposition כְ (“like, as”) attached to the proper place name שִׁילֹה (Shiloh). As a geographical proper noun derived from a root meaning tranquility or rest, it is preserved as the place name, with the comparative prefix rendered directly. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
like Shiloh
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Shiloh |