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Definitions for shiloh
ˈʃaɪ loʊshiloh

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Shiloh, battle of Shiloh, battle of Pittsburgh Landingnoun

    the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory

Wikipedia

  1. Shiloh

    Shiloh, Shilo, or Silo (/ˈʃaɪloʊ/; Hebrew: שִׁלוֹ ,שִׁילֹה ,שִׁלֹה, and שִׁילוֹ variably) is mainly known as the name of the biblical city which preceded Jerusalem as the central worship site of the early Israelites. One bible verse, Genesis 49:10, might indicate that it was also used as the personal name of a biblical figure.

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  1. shiloh

    Shiloh is a name with several meanings depending on its usage and context. In the Biblical context, Shiloh is an ancient city in Samaria mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. It is often associated with its historical significance to the Israelites. Additionally, in Genesis, Shiloh is also a prophetic name for the Messiah. In modern usage, Shiloh can also be a unisex first name. It is of Hebrew origin and it means "peace" or "the one to whom it belongs." The Battle of Shiloh is a significant historical event occurred during the American Civil War in 1862 near Shiloh Church at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, hence it's named the Battle of Shiloh. Remember that the definition could vary based on geographical, historical, religious, and cultural context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shilohnoun

    a word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as "the Messiah," or as the city "Shiloh," or as "Rest."

  2. Etymology: [Heb. shlh, literally, quiet, rest, fr. shlh to rest.]

Wikidata

  1. Shiloh

    Shiloh is a Newbery Medal-winning children's novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor published in 1991. The 65th book by Naylor, it is the first in a trilogy about a young boy and the title character, an abused dog. Naylor decided to write Shiloh after an emotionally taxing experience in West Virginia where she encountered an abused dog. Narrator and protagonist Marty Preston lives in the hills of Friendly, West Virginia. After finding an abused beagle owned by his brutal neighbor Judd Travers, Marty defies his society's standards of not meddling with each other's business. Marty resolves to steal and hide the dog, naming him Shiloh and fabricating a web of lies to keep his secret. After his theft is discovered, Marty discovers Judd shooting a deer out of season and blackmails him into selling Shiloh to him. Because he lacks the money to buy Shiloh, Marty resolutely works for Judd doing numerous chores. Primarily a Bildungsroman and adventure novel, the novel depicts the emotional tribulations and maturing of an 11-year-old boy. Some themes of the novel are ethics, consequentialism, religion and morality, and animal–human relationships. Marty learns that morality is confounding and must choose between two unpalatable choices: rescuing the abused Shiloh through stealing and lying and allowing Judd to keep abusing Shiloh.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Shiloh

    a village 20 m. N. of Jerusalem, sacred as the site of the resting-place of the Tabernacle on the settlement of the Jews in the land of promise. Is a name also of the Messiah.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. shiloh

    A locality in Tennessee, a few miles from Pittsburg Landing, situated on the Tennessee River. Here on April 6-7, 1862, a great battle was fought between the Union troops under Grant and the Confederate army under Albert Sydney Johnston and Beauregard. The Confederates began the attack, taking the Union forces by surprise, who, after a brave resistance during the first day, were compelled to retire before the victorious Confederates, who, however, lost their gallant chief, Gen. Johnston. The Federals having been reinforced during the night, commenced the attack on the 7th, along the whole of the rebel line, which was resisted gallantly, and the field was stubbornly contested until about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, when the Union army regained their lines of the day before, and drove the enemy off the field. The Confederates retreated to Corinth. The loss of the Confederates was 1735 killed, about 8000 wounded, and 960 missing. Grant’s loss was estimated at something under this number.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SHILOH

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shiloh is ranked #64891 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Shiloh surname appeared 306 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shiloh.

    47.3% or 145 total occurrences were White.
    44.4% or 136 total occurrences were Black.
    3.5% or 11 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.9% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shiloh in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shiloh in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of shiloh in a Sentence

  1. Ilona Turner:

    It is both incredible for our client, Shiloh, who will finally get the medical care she desperately needs, and for all transgender people throughout the California prison system.

  2. Scott Stripling:

    We have just begun the process of accumulating evidence but we’re confident that the tabernacle rested at Shiloh, the tabernacle was set up at Shiloh in 1400 B.C. - Joshua 18:1 mentions it.

  3. Carlos Holguin:

    If you're in Shiloh then it's almost certain you are on these medications. So if any child were placed in Shiloh after being separated from a parent, then they're almost certainly on psychotropics.

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