Strong's H8121

שֶׁמֶשׁ

Transliteration

shemesh

Pronunciation

sheh'-mesh

Definition

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

KJV usage

[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).

Derivation

from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.