Shemesh

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 08121

Original Word	Word Origin
XmX	from an unused root meaning to be brilliant
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Shemesh	TWOT - 2417a
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
sheh'-mesh	Noun

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)

King James Word Usage - Total: 134

sun 119, sunrising + (04217) 9, east side + (04217) 2, windows 1, eastward + (04217) 1, west + (03996) 1, westward + (03996) 1

KJV Verse Count
Genesis	6
Exodus	4
Leviticus	1
Numbers	2
Deuteronomy	10
Joshua	12
Judges	6
1 Samuel	1
2 Samuel	5
1 Kings	1
2 Kings	4
2 Chronicles	1
Nehemiah	1
Job	1
Psalms	14
Ecclesiastes	32
Solomon	1
Isaiah	9
Jeremiah	3
Ezekiel	2
Joel	3
Amos	1
Jonah	1
Micah	1
Nahum	1
Habakkuk	1
Zechariah	1
Malachi	2

Total	127

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Shemesh". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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