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Lexicon :: Strong's H8121 - šemeš

Aa
שֶׁמֶשׁ
Transliteration
šemeš
Pronunciation
sheh'-mesh
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be brilliant
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2417a

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh, sheh'-mesh; from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement:— east side(-ward), sun (rising), west(-ward), window. See also H1053.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 134x

The KJV translates Strong's H8121 in the following manner: sun (119x), sunrising (with H4217) (9x), east side (with H4217) (2x), windows (1x), eastward (with H4217) (1x), west (with H3996) (1x), westward (with H3996) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 134x
The KJV translates Strong's H8121 in the following manner: sun (119x), sunrising (with H4217) (9x), east side (with H4217) (2x), windows (1x), eastward (with H4217) (1x), west (with H3996) (1x), westward (with H3996) (1x).

  1. sun

    1. sun

    2. sunrise, sun-rising, east, sun-setting, west (of direction)

    3. sun (as object of illicit worship)

    4. openly, publicly (in other phrases)

    5. pinnacles, battlements, shields (as glittering or shining)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׁמֶשׁ shemesh, sheh'-mesh; from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement:— east side(-ward), sun (rising), west(-ward), window. See also H1053.
STRONGS H8121: Abbreviations
שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ 133 noun feminineJudges 19:14 and masculineGenesis 19:23 (AlbrZAW xv (1895), 324) sun; — absolute שׁ׳ Joshua 10:12 +, שָׁ֑מֶשׁ Judges 20:43 +; suffix שִׁמְשֵׁךְ Isaiah 60:20, שִׁמְשָׁךְ Jeremiah 15:9; plural suffix שִׁמְשֹׁתַ֫יִךְ Isaiah 54:12; —
1. sun, Genesis 37:9 (E; + moon, stars); marking time: as rising (verb זָרַת which see) Exodus 22:2 (E) + 8 times + Malachi 3:20 (figurative צְדָקָה שׁ׳, of reward of the faithful, with wings, i.e. rays ? Now GASm; or winged sun-disc [compare We] ?); verb יְצָא Genesis 19:23 (J), Isaiah 13:10; Judges 5:31 (simile of splendour; see יְצָא 1f); setting (verb בּוֺא) Genesis 15:17 (J), Amos 8:9 + 19 times, + לָבוֺא וַיְהִי הַשּׁ׳ Genesis 15:12 (JE), יְדַע מְבוֺאוֺ שׁ׳ Psalm 104:19 (see בּוֺא 1i, מָבוֺא 2); as giving daylight Isaiah 60:9; hot 1 Samuel 11:9; Nehemiah 7:3; Exodus 16:21 (P), compare Isaiah 49:10; Jonah 4:8; Psalm 121:6; as ripening crops Deuteronomy 33:14 (poem), compare (figurative) Job 8:16, tanning the face Songs 1:6; standing still at Joshua's word Joshua 10:12.13a (poem in J; || יָרֵחַ), Joshua 10:13b (J), compare Habakkuk 3:11 (+ יָרֵךְַ); casting shadow (on dial), בַּשּׁ׳ אָחָז בְמַעֲלוֺת יָֽרְדָה Isaiah 38:8, וַתָּשָׁב הַשּׁ׳ Isaiah 38:8; set in sky by י׳ Jeremiah 31:25; Psalm 19:5; Psalm 74:16; Psalm 136:8, enduring Psalm 72:5; Psalm 72:17 (compare עִם 1g; [פָּנֶה] 11. 4 a (e), also Psalm 89:37; personified, called to praise י׳ Psalm 148:3 (+ יָרֵךְַ); to be darkened by י׳'s judgment, Ezekiel 32:7; Joel 2:10; Joel 3:4; Joel 4:15 (compare Amos 8:9 above, Micah 3:6).
2. of direction: מִמִּוְרַח הַשּׁ׳ Numbers 21:11 (E) toward sun-rise, = East, compare Deuteronomy 4:41, 47 + 16 times (see מִוְרָךְ); מְבוֺא הַשּׁ׳ Deuteronomy 11:30 + 3 times (see מָבוֺא 2).
3. object of worship (usually + moon, stars, etc.) 2 Kings 23:5; Jeremiah 8:2; Ezekiel 8:16; Deuteronomy 4:19; horses given to שׁ׳ 2 Kings 23:11, מַרְכְּבוֺת השּׁ׳ 2 Kings 23:11. — See also בֵּית שׁ׳.
4. other phrases:
† a. נֶגֶד חַשּׁ׳, i.e. openly, publicly, 2 Samuel 12:12; Numbers 25:4 (P), so לְעֵינֵי חַשּׁ׳ 2 Samuel 12:11.
† b. figurative of living, חָזָה שׁ׳ Psalm 58:9, רָאָה שׁ׳ Exodus 6:5; Exodus 7:11; Exodus 11:7, opposed to תֶּחְשַׁךְ הַשׁ׳ Exodus 12:2.
c. תַּחַת הַשּׁ׳, i.e. on the earth, Ecclesiastes 1:3 + 28 times Ecclesiastes (compare Greek ὐφ’ ἠλίῳ, KueOnd. iii. 196; Ein1. iii. 192).
5. pinnacle, as glittering, shining, plural Isaiah 54:12 thy pinnacles, battlements (of Zion), so perhaps singular אֱםהִים וּמָנֵן י׳ שׁ׳ Psalm 84:12 battlement and shield is א׳ י׳ (Gr Bae Du Buhl; most sun, and so Thes De Che SS; Hup-Now hesitates).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:12; 15:17; 19:23; 19:23; 37:9

Exodus

6:5; 7:11; 11:7; 12:2; 16:21; 22:2

Numbers

21:11; 25:4

Deuteronomy

4:19; 4:41; 4:47; 11:30; 33:14

Joshua

10:12; 10:12; 10:13; 10:13

Judges

5:31; 19:14; 20:43

1 Samuel

11:9

2 Samuel

12:11; 12:12

2 Kings

23:5; 23:11; 23:11

Nehemiah

7:3

Job

8:16

Psalms

19:5; 58:9; 72:5; 72:17; 74:16; 84:12; 89:37; 104:19; 121:6; 136:8; 148:3

Ecclesiastes

1:3

Song of Songs

1:6

Isaiah

13:10; 38:8; 38:8; 49:10; 54:12; 54:12; 60:9; 60:20

Jeremiah

8:2; 15:9; 31:25

Ezekiel

8:16; 32:7

Joel

2:10; 3:4

Amos

8:9; 8:9

Jonah

4:8

Micah

3:6

Habakkuk

3:11

H8121

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Strong's Number H8121 matches the Hebrew שֶׁמֶשׁ (šemeš),
which occurs 134 times in 127 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 15:12–2Ki 10:33)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep came on Abram, and a dark cloud of fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:17 - Then when the sun went down and it was dark, he saw a smoking fire and a flaming light which went between the parts of the bodies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:23 - The sun was up when Lot came to Zoar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:11 - And coming to a certain place, he made it his resting-place for the night, for the sun had gone down; and he took one of the stones which were there, and putting it under his head he went to sleep in that place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:31 - And while he was going past Peniel, the sun came up. And he went with unequal steps because of his damaged leg.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:9 - Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:21 - And they took it up morning by morning, every man as he had need: and when the sun was high it was gone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:12 - But Moses' hands became tired; so they put a stone under him and he took his seat on it, Aaron and Hur supporting his hands, one on one side and one on the other; so his hands were kept up without falling till the sun went down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:3 - But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:26 - If ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money, let him have it back before the sun goes down:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:7 - And when the sun has gone down he will be clean; and after that he may take part in the holy food, because it is his bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:11 - And journeying on again from Oboth, they put up their tents in Iye-abarim, in the waste land before Moab looking east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:4 - Then the Lord said to Moses, Take all the chiefs of the people, hanging them up in the sun before the Lord, so that the wrath of the Lord may be turned from Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:19 - And when your eyes are lifted up to heaven, and you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the army of heaven, do not let yourselves be moved to give them worship, or become the servants of what the Lord has given equally to all peoples under heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:41 - Then Moses had three towns marked out on the far side of Jordan looking to the east;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:47 - And they took his land for a heritage, and the land of Og, king of Bashan, the two kings of the Amorites, whose lands were on the other side of Jordan to the east;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:30 - Are they not on the other side of Jordan, looking west, in the land of the Canaanites living in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, by the holy tree of Moreh?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:6 - But in the place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place of his name, there you are to put the Passover to death in the evening, at sundown, at that time of the year when you came out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:3 - By becoming a servant of other gods and worshipping them or the sun or the moon or all the stars of heaven, against my orders;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:11 - But when evening comes near, let him take a bath: and after sundown he may come back to the tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:13 - But be certain to give it back to him when the sun goes down, so that he may have his clothing for sleeping in, and will give you his blessing: and this will be put to your account as righteousness before the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:14 - And the good things of the fruits of the sun, and the good things of the growth of the moons,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:4 - From the waste land and this mountain Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, and all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea, in the west, will be your country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:15 - Till the Lord has given your brothers rest, as he has given it to you, and they have taken their heritage in the land which the Lord your God is giving them: then you will go back to the land of your heritage which Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you on the east side of Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:29 - And he put the king of Ai to death, hanging him on a tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave them orders to take his body down from the tree, and put it in the public place of the town, covering it with a great mass of stones, which is there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:12 - It was on the day when the Lord gave up the Amorites into the hands of the children of Israel that Joshua said to the Lord, before the eyes of Israel, Sun, be at rest over Gibeon; and you, O moon, in the valley of Aijalon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:13 - And the sun was at rest and the moon kept its place till the nation had given punishment to their attackers. (Is it not recorded in the book of Jashar?) So the sun kept its place in the middle of the heavens, and was waiting, and did not go down, for the space of a day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:27 - And when the sun went down, they were taken down from the trees, by Joshua's orders, and put into the hole where they had gone to be safe; and great stones were placed at the mouth of the hole, where they are to this day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:1 - Now these are the kings of the land whom the children of Israel overcame, taking as their heritage their land on the east side of Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon, and all the Arabah to the east:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:5 - And the land of the Gebalites, and all Lebanon, looking east, from Baal-gad under Mount Hermon as far as Hamath:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:12 - Then turning east from Sarid to the limit of Chisloth-tabor, it goes out to Daberath, and up to Japhia;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:27 - Turning to the east to Beth-dagon and stretching to Zebulun and the valley of Iphtah-el as far as Beth-emek and Neiel to the north; on the left it goes as far as Cabul

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:34 - And turning west to Aznoth-tabor, the limit goes out from there to Hukkok, stretching to Zebulun on the south, and Asher on the west, and Judah at Jordan on the east.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:4 - Now I have given to you, as the heritage of your tribes, all these nations which are still in the land, together with those cut off by me, from Jordan as far as the Great Sea on the west.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:31 - So may destruction come on all your haters, O Lord; but let your lovers be like the sun going out in his strength. And for forty years the land had peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:33 - And in the morning, when the sun is up, get up early and make a rush on the town; and when he and his people come out against you, do to them whatever you have a chance to do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:18 - Then he went on through the waste land and round the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and put up their tents on the other side of the Arnon; they did not come inside the limit of Moab, for the Arnon was the limit of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:14 - So they went on their way; and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:43

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:43 - And crushing Benjamin down, they went after them, driving them from Nohah as far as the east side of Gibeah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:19 - And they said, See, every year there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is to the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway which goes up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:9 - Then he said to the representatives who had come, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is high, you will be made safe. And the representatives came and gave the news to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:24 - But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:35 - And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:11 - The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:12 - You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4 - It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:36 - And about sundown a cry went up from all parts of the army, saying, Let every man go back to his town and his country, for the king is dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:22 - And early in the morning they got up, when the sun was shining on the water, and they saw the water facing them as red as blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:33 - East of Jordan, in all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from Aroer by the valley of the Arnon, all Gilead and Bashan.

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