H8121Hebrewššemeš

שֶׁמֶשׁ

[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).

133
Total Occurrences
28
Books
133
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1sun
  • 2sun
  • 3sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction)
  • 4sun (as object of illicit worship)
  • 5openly, publicly (in other phrases)
  • 6pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining)

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shemesh; Pronunciation: sheh'-mesh

See Also

H1053