Shiloh \Shi"loh\ (sh[=i]"l[=o]), n. [Heb. sh[=i]l[=o]h, literally, quiet, rest, fr. sh[=a]l[=a]h to rest.]

(Script.) A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as ``the Messiah,'' or as the city ``Shiloh,'' or as ``Rest.''

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)