שֶׁמֶשׁ

Strong’s Definition

the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shemesh; Pronunciation: sheh'-mesh

See Also