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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 2 / 3 (2Ki 23:5–Ecc 11:7)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:5 - He did away with the idolatrous priests, who had been appointed by the previous kings of Judah, for they had offered sacrifices at the pagan shrines throughout Judah and even in the vicinity of Jerusalem. They had also offered sacrifices to Baal, and to the sun, the moon, the constellations, and to all the powers of the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:11 - He removed from the entrance of the LORD’s Temple the horse statues that the former kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were near the quarters of Nathan-melech the eunuch, an officer of the court.[fn] The king also burned the chariots dedicated to the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:34 - The battle raged all that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans. In the evening, just as the sun was setting, he died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:3 - I said to them, “Do not leave the gates open during the hottest part of the day.[fn] And even while the gatekeepers are on duty, have them shut and bar the doors. Appoint the residents of Jerusalem to act as guards, everyone on a regular watch. Some will serve at sentry posts and some in front of their own homes.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:16 - The godless seem like a lush plant growing in the sunshine,
its branches spreading across the garden.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:4 - Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:1 - A psalm of Asaph.

The LORD, the Mighty One, is God,
and he has spoken;
he has summoned all humanity
from where the sun rises to where it sets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:8 - May they be like snails that dissolve into slime,
like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:5 - May they fear you[fn] as long as the sun shines,
as long as the moon remains in the sky.
Yes, forever!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:17 - May the king’s name endure forever;
may it continue as long as the sun shines.
May all nations be blessed through him
and bring him praise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:16 - Both day and night belong to you;
you made the starlight[fn] and the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:11 - For the LORD God is our sun and our shield.
He gives us grace and glory.
The LORD will withhold no good thing
from those who do what is right.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:36

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:36 - His dynasty will go on forever;
his kingdom will endure as the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:19 - You made the moon to mark the seasons,
and the sun knows when to set.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:22 - At dawn they slink back
into their dens to rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:3 - Everywhere—from east to west—
praise the name of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 121:6 - The sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon at night.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 136:8 - the sun to rule the day,
His faithful love endures forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:3 - Praise him, sun and moon!
Praise him, all you twinkling stars!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:3 - What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:5 - The sun rises and the sun sets, then hurries around to rise again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:9 - History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17 - So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:18 - I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:20 - So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:22 - So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:16 - I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:1 - Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:3 - But most fortunate of all are those who are not yet born. For they have not seen all the evil that is done under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:7 - I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:15 - But then everyone rushes to the side of yet another youth[fn] who replaces him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:13 - There is another serious problem I have seen under the sun. Hoarding riches harms the saver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18 - Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:1 - There is another serious tragedy I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily on humanity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:5 - and he would never have seen the sun or known of its existence. Yet he would have had more peace than in growing up to be an unhappy man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:12 - In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:11 - Wisdom is even better when you have money.
Both are a benefit as you go through life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:9 - I have thought deeply about all that goes on here under the sun, where people have the power to hurt each other.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:15 - So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:17 - I realized that no one can discover everything God is doing under the sun. Not even the wisest people discover everything, no matter what they claim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:3 - It seems so tragic that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. That is why people are not more careful to be good. Instead, they choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:6 - Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9 - Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11 - I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:13 - Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:5 - There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:7 - Light is sweet; how pleasant to see a new day dawning.

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