Lexicon :: Strong's H8121 - šemeš

שֶׁמֶשׁ

Transliteration

šemeš

Pronunciation

sheh'-mesh

Part of Speech

masculine/feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From an unused root meaning to be brilliant

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2417a

Strong's Info

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

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H8121: Abbreviations

שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ ₁₃₃ noun feminine^{Judges 19:14} and masculine^{Genesis 19:23} (Albr^{ZAW 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, Kue^{Ond. 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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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)

Gen 15:12

Gen 15:12 - And when the sun^H8121 was going down,^H935 a deep sleep^H8639 fell^H5307 upon Abram;^H87 and, lo, an horror^H367 of great^H1419 darkness^H2825 fell^H5307 upon him.

Gen 15:17

Gen 15:17 - And it came to pass, that, when the sun^H8121 went down,^H935 and it was dark,^H5939 behold a smoking^H6227 furnace,^H8574 and a burning^H784 lamp^H3940 that passed^H5674 between^H996 those pieces.^H1506

Gen 19:23

Gen 19:23 - The sun^H8121 was risen^H3318 upon the earth^H776 when Lot^H3876 entered^H935 into Zoar.^H6820

Gen 28:11

Gen 28:11 - And he lighted^H6293 upon a certain place,^H4725 and tarried there all night,^H3885 because the sun^H8121 was set;^H935 and he took^H3947 of the stones^H68 of that place,^H4725 and put^H7760 them for his pillows,^H4763 and lay down^H7901 ➔ in that place^H4725 to sleep.^H7901

Gen 32:31

Gen 32:31 - And as he passed over^H5674 Penuel^H6439 the sun^H8121 rose^H2224 upon him, and he halted^H6760 upon his thigh.^H3409

Gen 37:9

Gen 37:9 - And he dreamed^H2492 yet another^H312 dream,^H2472 and told^H5608 it his brethren,^H251 and said,^H559 Behold, I have dreamed^H2492 a dream^H2472 more; and, behold, the sun^H8121 and the moon^H3394 and the eleven^H6240^H259 stars^H3556 made obeisance^H7812 to me.

Exo 16:21

Exo 16:21 - And they gathered^H3950 it every morning,^H1242 every man^H376 according^H6310 to his eating:^H400 and when the sun^H8121 waxed hot,^H2552 it melted.^H4549

Exo 17:12

Exo 17:12 - But Moses'^H4872 hands^H3027 were heavy;^H3515 and they took^H3947 a stone,^H68 and put^H7760 it under him, and he sat^H3427 thereon; and Aaron^H175 and Hur^H2354 stayed up^H8551 his hands,^H3027 the one on the one side,^H259 and the other on the other side;^H259 and his hands^H3027 were steady^H530 until the going down^H935 of the sun.^H8121

Exo 22:3

Exo 22:3 - If the sun^H8121 be risen^H2224 upon him, there shall be blood^H1818 shed for him; for he should make full^H7999 restitution;^H7999 if he have nothing, then he shall be sold^H4376 for his theft.^H1591

Exo 22:26

Exo 22:26 - If thou at all^H2254 take^H2254 ➔ thy neighbour's^H7453 raiment^H8008 to pledge,^H2254 thou shalt deliver^H7725 it unto him by^H5704 that the sun^H8121 goeth down:^H935

Lev 22:7

Lev 22:7 - And when the sun^H8121 is down,^H935 he shall be clean,^H2891 and shall afterward^H310 eat^H398 of the holy things;^H6944 because it is his food.^H3899

Num 21:11

Num 21:11 - And they journeyed^H5265 from Oboth,^H88 and pitched^H2583 at Ijeabarim,^H5863 in the wilderness^H4057 which is before^H6440 Moab,^H4124 toward the sunrising.^H4217^H8121

Num 25:4

Num 25:4 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Moses,^H4872 Take^H3947 all the heads^H7218 of the people,^H5971 and hang them up^H3363 before^H5048 the LORD^H3068 against the sun,^H8121 that the fierce^H2740 anger^H639 of the LORD^H3068 may be turned away^H7725 from Israel.^H3478

Deu 4:19

Deu 4:19 - And lest thou lift up^H5375 thine eyes^H5869 unto heaven,^H8064 and when thou seest^H7200 the sun,^H8121 and the moon,^H3394 and the stars,^H3556 even all the host^H6635 of heaven,^H8064 shouldest be driven^H5080 to worship^H7812 them, and serve^H5647 them, which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath divided^H2505 unto all nations^H5971 under the whole heaven.^H8064

Deu 4:41

Deu 4:41 - Then Moses^H4872 severed^H914 three^H7969 cities^H5892 on this side^H5676 Jordan^H3383 toward the sunrising;^H8121^H4217

Deu 4:47

Deu 4:47 - And they possessed^H3423 his land,^H776 and the land^H776 of Og^H5747 king^H4428 of Bashan,^H1316 two^H8147 kings^H4428 of the Amorites,^H567 which were on this side^H5676 Jordan^H3383 toward the sunrising;^H4217^H8121

Deu 11:30

Deu 11:30 - Are they not on the other side^H5676 Jordan,^H3383 by^H310 the way^H1870 where the sun^H8121 goeth down,^H3996 in the land^H776 of the Canaanites,^H3669 which dwell^H3427 in the champaign^H6160 over against^H4136 Gilgal,^H1537 beside^H681 the plains^H436 of Moreh?^H4176

Deu 16:6

Deu 16:6 - But at the place^H4725 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall choose^H977 to place^H7931 his name^H8034 in, there thou shalt sacrifice^H2076 the passover^H6453 at even,^H6153 at the going down^H935 of the sun,^H8121 at the season^H4150 that thou camest forth^H3318 out of Egypt.^H4714

Deu 17:3

Deu 17:3 - And hath gone^H3212 and served^H5647 other^H312 gods,^H430 and worshipped^H7812 them, either the sun,^H8121 or moon,^H3394 or any of the host^H6635 of heaven,^H8064 which I have not commanded;^H6680

Deu 23:11

Deu 23:11 - But it shall be, when evening^H6153 cometh on,^H6437 he shall wash^H7364 himself with water:^H4325 and when the sun^H8121 is down,^H935 he shall come^H935 into^H8432 the camp^H4264 again.

Deu 24:13

Deu 24:13 - In any case^H7725 thou shalt deliver^H7725 ➔ him the pledge^H5667 again^H7725 when the sun^H8121 goeth down,^H935 that he may sleep^H7901 in his own raiment,^H8008 and bless^H1288 thee: and it shall be righteousness^H6666 unto thee before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God.^H430

Deu 24:15

Deu 24:15 - At his day^H3117 thou shalt give^H5414 him his hire,^H7939 neither shall the sun^H8121 go down^H935 upon it; for he is poor,^H6041 and setteth^H5375 his heart^H5315 upon it: lest he cry^H7121 against thee unto the LORD,^H3068 and it be sin^H2399 unto thee.

Deu 33:14

Deu 33:14 - And for the precious^H4022 fruits^H8393 brought forth by the sun,^H8121 and for the precious things^H4022 put forth^H1645 by the moon,^H3391

Jos 1:4

Jos 1:4 - From the wilderness^H4057 and this Lebanon^H3844 even unto the great^H1419 river,^H5104 the river^H5104 Euphrates,^H6578 all the land^H776 of the Hittites,^H2850 and unto the great^H1419 sea^H3220 toward the going down^H3996 of the sun,^H8121 shall be your coast.^H1366

Jos 1:15

Jos 1:15 - Until the LORD^H3068 have given^H5117 ➔ your brethren^H251 rest,^H5117 as he hath given you, and they also have possessed^H3423 the land^H776 which the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 giveth^H5414 them: then ye shall return^H7725 unto the land^H776 of your possession,^H3425 and enjoy^H3423 it, which Moses^H4872 the LORD'S^H3068 servant^H5650 gave^H5414 you on this side^H5676 Jordan^H3383 toward the sunrising.^H4217^H8121

Jos 8:29

Jos 8:29 - And the king^H4428 of Ai^H5857 he hanged^H8518 on a tree^H6086 until eventide:^H6256^H6153 and as soon as the sun^H8121 was down,^H935 Joshua^H3091 commanded^H6680 that they should take^H3381 ➔ his carcase^H5038 down^H3381 from the tree,^H6086 and cast^H7993 it at the entering^H6607 of the gate^H8179 of the city,^H5892 and raise^H6965 thereon a great^H1419 heap^H1530 of stones,^H68 that remaineth unto this day.^H3117

Jos 10:12

Jos 10:12 - Then spake^H1696 Joshua^H3091 to the LORD^H3068 in the day^H3117 when the LORD^H3068 delivered up^H5414 the Amorites^H567 before^H6440 the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 and he said^H559 in the sight^H5869 of Israel,^H3478 Sun,^H8121 stand thou still^H1826 upon Gibeon;^H1391 and thou, Moon,^H3394 in the valley^H6010 of Ajalon.^H357

Jos 10:13

Jos 10:13 - And the sun^H8121 stood still,^H1826 and the moon^H3394 stayed,^H5975 until the people^H1471 had avenged^H5358 themselves upon their enemies.^H341 Is not this^H1931 written^H3789 in the book^H5612 of Jasher?^H3477 So the sun^H8121 stood still^H5975 in the midst^H2677 of heaven,^H8064 and hasted^H213 not to go down^H935 about a whole^H8549 day.^H3117

Jos 10:27

Jos 10:27 - And it came to pass at the time^H6256 of the going down^H935 of the sun,^H8121 that Joshua^H3091 commanded,^H6680 and they took them down^H3381 off the trees,^H6086 and cast^H7993 them into the cave^H4631 wherein they had been hid,^H2244 and laid^H7760 great^H1419 stones^H68 in the cave's^H4631 mouth,^H6310 which remain until this very^H6106 day.^H3117

Jos 12:1

Jos 12:1 - Now these are the kings^H4428 of the land,^H776 which the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 smote,^H5221 and possessed^H3423 their land^H776 on the other side^H5676 Jordan^H3383 toward the rising^H4217 of the sun,^H8121 from the river^H5158 Arnon^H769 unto mount^H2022 Hermon,^H2768 and all the plain^H6160 on the east:^H4217

Jos 13:5

Jos 13:5 - And the land^H776 of the Giblites,^H1382 and all Lebanon,^H3844 toward the sunrising,^H4217^H8121 from Baalgad^H1171 under mount^H2022 Hermon^H2768 unto the entering^H935 into Hamath.^H2574

Jos 19:12

Jos 19:12 - And turned^H7725 from Sarid^H8301 eastward^H6924 toward the sunrising^H4217^H8121 unto the border^H1366 of Chislothtabor,^H3696 and then goeth out^H3318 to Daberath,^H1705 and goeth up^H5927 to Japhia,^H3309

Jos 19:27

Jos 19:27 - And turneth^H7725 toward the sunrising^H4217^H8121 to Bethdagon,^H1016 and reacheth^H6293 to Zebulun,^H2074 and to the valley^H1516 of Jiphthahel^H3317 toward the north side^H6828 of Bethemek,^H1025 and Neiel,^H5272 and goeth out^H3318 to Cabul^H3521 on the left hand,^H8040

Jos 19:34

Jos 19:34 - And then the coast^H1366 turneth^H7725 westward^H3220 to Aznothtabor,^H243 and goeth out^H3318 from thence to Hukkok,^H2712 and reacheth^H6293 to Zebulun^H2074 on the south side,^H5045 and reacheth^H6293 to Asher^H836 on the west side,^H3220 and to Judah^H3063 upon Jordan^H3383 toward the sunrising.^H4217^H8121

Jos 23:4

Jos 23:4 - Behold,^H7200 I have divided^H5307 unto you by lot these nations^H1471 that remain,^H7604 to be an inheritance^H5159 for your tribes,^H7626 from Jordan,^H3383 with all the nations^H1471 that I have cut off,^H3772 even unto the great^H1419 sea^H3220 westward.^H3996^H8121

Jdg 5:31

Jdg 5:31 - So let all thine enemies^H341 perish,^H6 O LORD:^H3068 but let them that love^H157 him be as the sun^H8121 when he goeth forth^H3318 in his might.^H1369 And the land^H776 had rest^H8252 forty^H705 years.^H8141

Jdg 9:33

Jdg 9:33 - And it shall be, that in the morning,^H1242 as soon as the sun^H8121 is up,^H2224 thou shalt rise early,^H7925 and set^H6584 upon the city:^H5892 and, behold, when he and the people^H5971 that is with him come out^H3318 against thee, then mayest thou do^H6213 to them as thou^H3027 shalt find occasion.^H4672

Jdg 11:18

Jdg 11:18 - Then they went along^H3212 through the wilderness,^H4057 and compassed^H5437 the land^H776 of Edom,^H123 and the land^H776 of Moab,^H4124 and came^H935 by the east side^H4217^H8121 of the land^H776 of Moab,^H4124 and pitched^H2583 on the other side^H5676 of Arnon,^H769 but came^H935 not within the border^H1366 of Moab:^H4124 for Arnon^H769 was the border^H1366 of Moab.^H4124

Jdg 19:14

Jdg 19:14 - And they passed on^H5674 and went their way;^H3212 and the sun^H8121 went down^H935 upon them when they were by^H681 Gibeah,^H1390 which belongeth to Benjamin.^H1144

Jdg 20:43

Jdg 20:43 - Thus they inclosed^H3803 the Benjamites^H1145 round about,^H3803 and chased^H7291 them, and trode them down^H1869 with ease^H4496 over against^H5227 Gibeah^H1390 toward the sunrising.^H4217^H8121

Jdg 21:19

Jdg 21:19 - Then they said,^H559 Behold, there is a feast^H2282 of the LORD^H3068 in Shiloh^H7887 yearly^H3117^H3117 in a place which is on the north side^H6828 of Bethel,^H1008 on the east side^H4217^H8121 of the highway^H4546 that goeth up^H5927 from Bethel^H1008 to Shechem,^H7927 and on the south^H5045 of Lebonah.^H3829

1Sa 11:9

1Sa 11:9 - And they said^H559 unto the messengers^H4397 that came,^H935 Thus shall ye say^H559 unto the men^H376 of Jabeshgilead,^H3003^H1568 To morrow,^H4279 by that time the sun^H8121 be hot,^H2527 ye shall have help.^H8668 And the messengers^H4397 came^H935 and shewed^H5046 it to the men^H582 of Jabesh;^H3003 and they were glad.^H8055

2Sa 2:24

2Sa 2:24 - Joab^H3097 also and Abishai^H52 pursued^H7291 after^H310 Abner:^H74 and the sun^H8121 went down^H935 when they were come^H935 to the hill^H1389 of Ammah,^H522 that lieth before^H6440 Giah^H1520 by the way^H1870 of the wilderness^H4057 of Gibeon.^H1391

2Sa 3:35

2Sa 3:35 - And when all^H3605 the people^H5971 came^H935 to cause^H1262 ➔ David^H1732 to eat^H1262 meat^H3899 while it was yet^H5750 day,^H3117 David^H1732 sware,^H7650 saying,^H559 So do^H6213 God^H430 to me, and more also,^H3254 if I taste^H2938 bread,^H3899 or ought^H3972 else, till^H6440 the sun^H8121 be down.^H935

2Sa 12:11

2Sa 12:11 - Thus saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 Behold, I will raise up^H6965 evil^H7451 against thee out of thine own house,^H1004 and I will take^H3947 thy wives^H802 before thine eyes,^H5869 and give^H5414 them unto thy neighbour,^H7453 and he shall lie^H7901 with thy wives^H802 in the sight^H5869 of this sun.^H8121

2Sa 12:12

2Sa 12:12 - For thou didst^H6213 it secretly:^H5643 but I will do^H6213 this thing^H1697 before all Israel,^H3478 and before the sun.^H8121

2Sa 23:4

2Sa 23:4 - And he shall be as the light^H216 of the morning,^H1242 when the sun^H8121 riseth,^H2224 even a morning^H1242 without^H3808 clouds;^H5645 as the tender grass^H1877 springing out of the earth^H776 by clear shining^H5051 after rain.^H4306

1Ki 22:36

1Ki 22:36 - And there went^H5674 a proclamation^H7440 throughout the host^H4264 about the going down^H935 of the sun,^H8121 saying,^H559 Every man^H376 to his city,^H5892 and every man^H376 to his own country.^H776

2Ki 3:22

2Ki 3:22 - And they rose up early^H7925 in the morning,^H1242 and the sun^H8121 shone^H2224 upon the water,^H4325 and the Moabites^H4124 saw^H7200 the water^H4325 on the other side^H5048 as red^H122 as blood:^H1818

2Ki 10:33

2Ki 10:33 - From Jordan^H3383 eastward,^H4217^H8121 all the land^H776 of Gilead,^H1568 the Gadites,^H1425 and the Reubenites,^H7206 and the Manassites,^H4520 from Aroer,^H6177 which is by the river^H5158 Arnon,^H769 even Gilead^H1568 and Bashan.^H1316

Search Results Continued...

1. Currently on page 1/3 (Gen 15:12–2Ki 10:33) Gen 15:12–2Ki 10:33

2. LOAD PAGE 2 2Ki 23:5–Ecc 11:7

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Ecc 12:2–Mal 4:2

Lexicon :: Strong's H8121 - šemeš

שֶׁמֶשׁ

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV