Strong's Hebrew · H8121

שֶׁמֶשׁ

shemesh · sheh'-mesh

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

Definition

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

Derivation

from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;

Appears 134 times in Scripture

Genesis 19:23

And by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.

Genesis 28:11

On reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.

Genesis 32:31

The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.

Numbers 25:4

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”

Exodus 17:12

When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

Genesis 15:17

When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.

Exodus 16:21

Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.

Genesis 37:9

Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

Exodus 22:26

If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,

Genesis 15:12

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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