שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh) — East Side
Hebrew word study: שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh), Strong's H8121. the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
KJV translation words: [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).
Strong's H8121 is tagged on 134 words in 127 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:12 and last appears in Malachi 4:2.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 127)
- Genesis 15:12 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Genesis 15:17 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Genesis 19:23 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Genesis 28:11 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Genesis 32:31 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Genesis 37:9 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Exodus 16:21 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Exodus 17:12 — הַשָּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Exodus 22:3 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Exodus 22:26 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Leviticus 22:7 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Numbers 21:11 — הַשָּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Numbers 25:4 — הַשָּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Deuteronomy 4:19 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Deuteronomy 4:41 — שָׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Deuteronomy 4:47 — שָׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Deuteronomy 11:30 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Deuteronomy 16:6 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Deuteronomy 17:3 — וְלַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — and to the sun
- Deuteronomy 23:11 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Deuteronomy 24:13 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Deuteronomy 24:15 — הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Deuteronomy 33:14 — שָׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Joshua 1:4 — הַשָּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
- Joshua 1:15 — הַשָּׁמֶשׁ — the sun
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1053 בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ (Bêyth Shemesh), H3996 מָבוֹא (mâbôwʼ), H5885 עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ (ʻÊyn Shemesh), H5905 עִיר שֶׁמֶשׁ (ʻÎyr Shemesh), H8120 שְׁמַשׁ (shᵉmash), H8122 שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh), H8123 שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshôwn), H8125 שַׁמְשְׁרַי (Shamshᵉray).
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What does shemesh (H8121) mean?
The sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement.
How is H8121 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8121 as: [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ)..
How often does שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh) appear?
Strong's H8121 is tagged on 134 words in 127 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:12 and last appears in Malachi 4:2.
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