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Strong's #4611: Siloam (pronounced sil-o-am')

of Hebrew origin (7975); Siloam (i.e. Shiloach), a pool of Jerusalem:--Siloam.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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Silōam

Siloam = "sent"

1) the Pool of Siloam, a fountain of water in Jerusalem, also called Shiloah in Isaiah 8:6

2) the Tower of Siloam, may have been a tower near or over the Pool of Siloam, which fell down killing 18 men; very likely they were purifying themselves. (Gill)

Part of Speech: noun proper locative

Relation: of Hebrew origin H7975




Usage:

This word is used 3 times:

Luke 13:4: "upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and"
John 9:7: "in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way"
John 9:11: "to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went"









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