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noun
a spring and pool near Jerusalem. John 9:7.
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Siloam
(saɪˈləʊəm, sɪ-)
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n
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a pool in Jerusalem where Jesus cured a man of his blindness (John 9)
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Siloam
pool and spring outside Jerusalem (John ix:7), from L.L., from N.T. Gk., from Heb. shiloach, lit. "sending forth," from shalach "to send."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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