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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12 of 121
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.”