Strong’s H8121
שֶׁמֶשׁ — shemesh
שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh, Strong’s H8121) means: the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- H8121
- /sheh'-mesh/
- 134× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- shemesh
- Pronunciation
- sheh'-mesh
- Occurrences
- 134
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שֶׁמֶשׁ
- Definition
- the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- Derivation
- from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;
- King James Version renders it as
- [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).
Words derived from shemesh
- בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Bêyth ShemeshH1053 · Beth-Shemesh · 42×
- מָבוֹא mâbôwʼH3996 · an entrance · 23×
- עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ ʻÊyn ShemeshH5885 · En-Shemesh · 4×
- עִיר שֶׁמֶשׁ ʻÎyr ShemeshH5905 · Ir-Shemesh · 2×
- שְׁמַשׁ shᵉmashH8120 · to serve · 1×
- שֶׁמֶשׁ shemeshH8122 · the sun · 1×
- שִׁמְשׁוֹן ShimshôwnH8123 · Shimshon · 38×
- שַׁמְשְׁרַי ShamshᵉrayH8125 · Shamsherai · 1×
Where it appears
The first verses that use shemesh (134 times in all).
Sources
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