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shiloh

/ˈʃaɪloʊ/

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What does shiloh mean?

proper noun

  1. A biblical city, the location of the Ark of the Covenant.
  2. A unisex given name from Hebrew.
  3. A town in DeKalb County, Alabama.
More meanings (26)

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama.
  2. An unincorporated community in Illinois Township, Pope County, Arkansas.
  3. A historical district in Springdale, Arkansas.
  4. A former village in Brevard County, Florida.
  5. A minor city in Harris County, Georgia.
  6. A village in St. Clair County, Illinois.
  7. An unincorporated community in Cass Township, Sullivan County, Indiana.
  8. An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky.
  9. A ghost town in Issaquena County, Mississippi.
  10. A borough in Cumberland County, New Jersey.
  11. A census-designated place in Harrison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.
  12. A village in Richland County, Ohio.
  13. A census-designated place in West Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
  14. A census-designated place in Sumter County, South Carolina.
  15. An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee, location of the Battle of Shiloh.
  16. An unincorporated community in Gregg County, Texas.
  17. A ghost town in Houston County, Texas.
  18. An unincorporated community in Waller County, Texas.
  19. An unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia.
  20. An unincorporated community in King George County, Virginia.
  21. An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Virginia.
  22. An unincorporated community in Stafford County, Virginia.
  23. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
  24. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
  25. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.
  26. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Shiloh Township.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈʃaɪloʊ/

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And then go men to Shiloh, where the Ark of God with the relics were kept long time under Eli the prophet.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782
And his father Jacob came and killed Zerori king of Shiloh.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
More book examples (3)
And (Josh. 18. 10.) God divided the land of Canaan amongst the Israelite, by the "lots that Joshua did cast before the Lord in Shiloh."
Thomas HobbesLeviathanProject Gutenberg ebook #3207
The club had decided to put on “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh,” a very ambitious undertaking because of the many supers needed and the scenic difficulties of the act which took place in Andersonville Prison.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
Among many American tribes, notably in Brazil, the husband captured the wife by main force, as the men of Benjamin carried off the daughters of Shiloh at the feast, and as the Romans captured the Sabine women.
Ignatius DonnellyAtlantis: The Antedeluvian WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #4032