"Silwan" meaning in English

See Silwan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Shiloaḥ [alternative], Siloan [alternative], Siloam [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Silwan
  1. A neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Palestine Wikipedia link: en:Silwan Categories (place): Places in Jerusalem Synonyms: Kfar ha-Shiloaḥ, Shiloaḥ, Siloam, Siloan Translations (Translations): Σιλωάμ (Silōám) (Ancient Greek), سِلْوَان (silwān) (Arabic), Σιλωὰμ (Silōàm) (Greek), כְּפַר הַשִּׁילוֹחַ (Hebrew), Siloe (Italian), Siloam (Italian), Sīlōe (Latin), سلوان (Ottoman Turkish), Силуан (Siluan) [masculine] (Russian)

Alternative forms

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