H8121 – shemesh – שֶׁמֶשׁ – the sun; fig. the east

• Old Testament Hebrew
• New Testament Greek

Strong’s ID:

H8121

Hebrew Word:

שֶׁמֶשׁ

Transliteration:

shemesh

Pronunciation:

sheh’-mesh

Part of Speech:

masculine/feminine noun

Etymology:

from an unused root meaning “to be brilliant”

Comparables:

H1053

Usage Count:

134

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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon

from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architecturally) a notched battlement:— + east side (-ward), sun ([rising]), + west (-ward), window. See also H1053.

• H8120 – shemash (Aramaic) – שְׁמַשׁ

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• H8122 – shemesh (Aramaic) – שֶׁמֶשׁ