שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh(sheh'-mesh)
“the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement”
121 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Translated in KJV as
[phrase] east side(-ward)sun (rising)[phrase] west(-ward)window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).
Etymology
from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;
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13 of 121
“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD…”