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Hebrew word study

שֶׁמֶשׁshemesh — the sun

Pronounced “sheh'-mesh”

the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement

Translated in the King James as: [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).

Appears 134 times in Scripture

Origin: from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 6×
Genesis 15:12Genesis 15:17Genesis 19:23Genesis 28:11Genesis 32:31Genesis 37:9
Exodus — 4×
Exodus 16:21Exodus 17:12Exodus 22:3Exodus 22:26
Leviticus — 1×
Leviticus 22:7
Numbers — 2×
Numbers 21:11Numbers 25:4
Deuteronomy — 10×
Deuteronomy 4:19Deuteronomy 4:41Deuteronomy 4:47Deuteronomy 11:30Deuteronomy 16:6Deuteronomy 17:3Deuteronomy 23:11Deuteronomy 24:13Deuteronomy 24:15Deuteronomy 33:14
Joshua — 13×
Joshua 1:4Joshua 1:15Joshua 8:29Joshua 10:12Joshua 10:13Joshua 10:27Joshua 12:1Joshua 13:5Joshua 19:12Joshua 19:27Joshua 19:34Joshua 23:4+ 1 more in Joshua
Judges — 6×
Judges 5:31Judges 9:33Judges 11:18Judges 19:14Judges 20:43Judges 21:19
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Sam 11:9
2 Samuel — 5×
2 Sam 2:242 Sam 3:352 Sam 12:112 Sam 12:122 Sam 23:4
1 Kings — 1×
1 Ki 22:36
2 Kings — 5×
2 Ki 3:222 Ki 10:332 Ki 23:52 Ki 23:11+ 1 more in 2 Kings
2 Chronicles — 1×
2 Chr 18:34
Nehemiah — 1×
Nehemiah 7:3
Job — 1×
Job 8:16
Psalms — 14×
Psalms 19:4Psalms 50:1Psalms 58:8Psalms 72:5Psalms 72:17Psalms 74:16Psalms 84:11Psalms 89:36Psalms 104:19Psalms 104:22Psalms 113:3Psalms 121:6Psalms 136:8Psalms 148:3
Ecclesiastes — 35×
Eccles 1:3Eccles 1:5Eccles 1:9Eccles 1:14Eccles 2:11Eccles 2:17Eccles 2:18Eccles 2:19Eccles 2:20Eccles 2:22Eccles 3:16Eccles 4:1Eccles 4:3Eccles 4:7Eccles 4:15Eccles 5:13Eccles 5:18Eccles 6:1Eccles 6:5Eccles 6:12Eccles 7:11Eccles 8:9Eccles 8:15Eccles 8:17Eccles 9:3+ 10 more in Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon — 1×
Song 1:6
Isaiah — 10×
Isaiah 13:10Isaiah 38:8Isaiah 41:25Isaiah 45:6Isaiah 49:10Isaiah 54:12Isaiah 59:19Isaiah 60:19Isaiah 60:20+ 1 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 3×
Jeremiah 8:2Jeremiah 15:9Jeremiah 31:35
Ezekiel — 2×
Ezekiel 8:16Ezekiel 32:7
Joel — 3×
Joel 2:10Joel 2:31Joel 3:15
Amos — 1×
Amos 8:9
Jonah — 2×
Jonah 4:8+ 1 more in Jonah
Micah — 1×
Micah 3:6
Nahum — 1×
Nahum 3:17
Habakkuk — 1×
Habakkuk 3:11
Zechariah — 1×
Zech 8:7
Malachi — 2×
Malachi 1:11Malachi 4:2

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.