† safe-makern.1
Christian Church. Obsolete.
A person who brings safety or salvation.Chiefly as an interpretation of the name Shiloh [ < Hebrew šīlōh] in Genesis 49:10, formerly sometimes taken as a type of Jesus Christ.
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1616 H. Ainsworth Annot. First Bk. Moses, called Genesis sig. Ii3/1v Shiloh, by interpretationThe prosperer, the Safe-maker.
1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xlix. 10) 375 Others render Shiloh, Tranquillator, Salvator, The Safe-maker, The Peace-maker.
1677 F. Bampfield All in One 75 The Scepter should not depart from Judah, and the Law-giver from between his Feet, until Shiloh come, The Saviour, the Safe-maker, the Author of Prosperity, of Tranquillity.
1884 J. G. Murphy Bk. Daniel i. i. 17 He is not only the bruiser of the serpent's head and the fountain of blessing, but also the Safe-maker or Saviour of the collective seed of the woman.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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