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Siloam definition

Si·loam (si lō′əm, sī-)

noun

Bible a spring and pool outside Jerusalem: John 9:7

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Silōam < Heb shiloach, lit., sending forth < shalach, to send

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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