Joshua 18:1:4Josh.18.1.W4TAB
שִׁלֹ֔ה
shilo
“at Shiloh”
- Transliteration
- shi-LO
- Extended
- shee-LOH
- IPA
- /ʃiˈloː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at Shiloh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shi-LO
- clause
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED ve-ha-A-retz nikh-be-SHA lif-NE-hem
Exegesis
The proper name Shiloh {שִׁלֹ֔ה | šilōh} is fronted for emphasis on location.
In context — Joshua 18:1
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and they set up there the tent of meeting . The land was subdued before them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 18:1, so the Hebrew word שִׁלֹ֔ה (shilo) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.18.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.1.W4.S1) and character.