Strong's Number G4611
Σιλωάμ
Siloam · sil-o-am'
Transliteration:
Siloam{sil-o-am'}
Word Origin:
of Hebrew origin 7975
Part of Speech:
proper name location
Strong's Definition:
Siloam (i.e. Shiloach), a pool of Jerusalem
Usage in the KJV:
Definition:
Siloam = "sent"
- the Pool of Siloam, a fountain of water in Jerusalem, also called Shiloah in Isa. 8:6
- 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)
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