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in reply to a message by Tieliebirds
This question was put on the board in July, and this was my answer:
When we were kids we used to watch a tv series called "The Men from the Shilo Ranch" and I believe this has to do with your name. In the bible Shilo is a place-name, not a given name. It is spelled with an H in the end or sometimes without. The biblical village was situated about 35 km north of Jerusalem (and a little bit to the east). Its name may be derived from an Aramaic word "sheleh" meaning "peaceful, quiet" (Hebrew: "shalev" = "safe"; "shalva" = "safety, peace").
There is one vers in the bible where the word "shilo" refers to a person: Gen 49,10. The meaning is clear: "ruler". Probably the Hebrew text is damaged and an initial M was omitted at one point. Or else it may be from Accadic "shilu" meaning the same. One guy proposed "new-born" as a translation (from Hebrew ShaLaL = to pull out), but I'm afraid he had the story of Jesus in mind …
When we were kids we used to watch a tv series called "The Men from the Shilo Ranch" and I believe this has to do with your name. In the bible Shilo is a place-name, not a given name. It is spelled with an H in the end or sometimes without. The biblical village was situated about 35 km north of Jerusalem (and a little bit to the east). Its name may be derived from an Aramaic word "sheleh" meaning "peaceful, quiet" (Hebrew: "shalev" = "safe"; "shalva" = "safety, peace").
There is one vers in the bible where the word "shilo" refers to a person: Gen 49,10. The meaning is clear: "ruler". Probably the Hebrew text is damaged and an initial M was omitted at one point. Or else it may be from Accadic "shilu" meaning the same. One guy proposed "new-born" as a translation (from Hebrew ShaLaL = to pull out), but I'm afraid he had the story of Jesus in mind …
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