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שִׁלֹנִי

𐤔𐤋𐤍𐤉

Shiloni

H8023 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שִׁלוֹ to designate origin from Shiloh, to associate with Shiloh (as a resident, native, or descendant)

Definition

Demonym indicating origin or association with Shiloh; specifically, a person (male) from Shiloh. Used as an adjectival or gentilic term to denote an individual whose family or home is the town of Shiloh in the Ephraimite hill country. Sometimes used as a personal identifier, especially in genealogical or honorific contexts.

Semantic Range

person from Shiloh; Shilonite; Shilohite; used as a geographic gentilic or identifier

Root / Etymology

From the place name שִׁלוֹ (Shiloh), with a gentilic suffix -ִי (-î), forming a demonym meaning 'Shilonite' or 'man of Shiloh.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term שִׁלֹנִי appears a limited number of times in the Hebrew Bible, chiefly as an identifier connected to individuals such as Ahijah the Shilonite. In all biblical contexts, it functions as a geographical gentilic, connecting the individual to the town of Shiloh in the territory of Ephraim, an early religious center in Israelite history. Shiloh was significant as a pre-monarchic religious site, housing the tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant before the establishment of Jerusalem as the central sanctuary. The use of -ִי gentilic suffixes is a common means of denoting place-based identity among Israelites. English translations sometimes render the term as 'Shilonite,' but later traditions (e.g., 'Shiloni' in some versions or conflated with 'Jew' in Hellenistic/Judean contexts) do not reflect the word's specific geographic scope in the biblical period. The term is not used to indicate religious or ethnic identity apart from geographic origin; it is distinct from later terms like 'Judahite' or 'Judean.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as שִׁילוֹנִי; Shiloni, an Israelite; Shiloni.

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Root Family

שִׁלוֹ (š-l-ô (Shilō)) — Shiloh, origin from Shiloh, association with Shiloh

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H8023-01 הַ/שִּׁלֹנִֽי hashiloni HTd/Ngmsa the Shilonite the man of Shiloh 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H8023-01 Nehemiah 11:5 הַ/שִּׁלֹנִֽי hashiloni HTd/Ngmsa the Shilonite the man of Shiloh
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