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 . |