Strong's H8121
שֶׁמֶשׁ
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Derivation
from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, שֶׁמֶשׁ is translated as: [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.