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שֶׁמֶשׁ

H8121

Transliteration: shemesh

Pronunciation: sheh'-mesh

Definition: east side

Original: שׁמשׁ

Transliteration: shemesh

Phonetic: sheh'-mesh

BDB Definition:

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)

Origin: from an unused root meaning to be brilliant

TWOT entry: 2417a

Part(s) of speech: Noun

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