שֶׁמֶשׁ
Strong's H8121
shemesh
/sheh'-mesh/
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H8121
- Hebrew
- שֶׁמֶשׁ
- Transliteration
- shemesh
- Pronunciation
- /sheh'-mesh/
- KJV Translations
- 4 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
[phrase] east side(-ward)sun (rising)[phrase] west(-ward)window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ)
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of shemesh:
בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ
Bêyth ShemeshH1053“Beth-shemesh”
מָבוֹאmâbôwʼH3996“by which came”
עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁʻÊyn ShemeshH5885“Enshemesh”
עִיר שֶׁמֶשׁʻÎyr ShemeshH5905“Irshemesh”
שְׁמַשׁshᵉmashH8120“minister”
שֶׁמֶשׁshemeshH8122“sun”
שִׁמְשׁוֹןShimshôwnH8123“Samson”
שִׁמְשַׁיShimshayH8124“Shimshai”
שַׁמְשְׁרַיShamshᵉrayH8125“Shamsherai”
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