שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh)

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Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries

שֶׁמֶשׁ

Source transliteration

shemesh

SBL transliteration

šemeš

Readable transliteration

shemesh

Pronunciation

sheh'-mesh

Rudi transliteration

ShMSh

Definition

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

Usage

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

Strong numbers

H8121

Source entry ID

H8121

Source URL

https://github.com/openscriptures/strongs

Licence

Public Domain / CC BY-SA transcription

Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries: H8121