Strongs Number: H8121
- Hebrew Word
- שֶׁמֶשׁ
- Transliteration
- shemesh
- Phonetic
- sheh'-mesh
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Strongs Definition
-
the sun; by implication the east; figuratively a {ray} that {is} (architecturally) a notched battlement
- BDB Definition
-
1. sun
a. sun
b. sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction)
c. sun (as object of illicit worship)
d. openly, publicly (in other phrases)
e. pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining)
- Origin
- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant
- Bible Usage
- + east side ({-ward}) sun ({[rising]}) + west ({-ward}) window. See also H1053 .