shilhim Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
shilhim in Easton's Bible Dictionary
aqueducts, a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:32); called also Sharuhen and Shaaraim (19:6).
shilhim in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(fountains), one of the cities in the southern portion of the tribe of Judah. #Jos 15:32|
shilhim in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHIL'HIM (armed men), a town in Judah. Josh 15:32. Wilton proposes to locate it at the ruin es-Saram, and Conder has conjectured that it might be at Shelkhah.
shilhim in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A city in the S. of Judah (Joshua 15:32). One of Simeon's cities in Joshua 19:6 Sharuhen; SHAARAIM in 1 Chronicles 4:31. (See SHARUHEN.) The Imperial Bible Dictionary connects Shilhim with Shiloah or Siloam from shaalach "send," waters sent from a fountain (John 9:7; Nehemiah 3:15), and identifies with el Birein, "the wells" four in number, each 25 or 30 ft. deep. The name appears in wady es Serum, which is near and contains "ruins of Serum," khirbet es Seram.