Original: שֶׁמֶשׁ

Transliteration: shemesh

Phonetic: sheh'-mesh

Short Definition: East side

Original: שׁמשׁ

Transliteration: shemesh

Phonetic: sheh'-mesh

BDB Definition:

1. 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)

Origin: from an unused root meaning to be brilliant

TWOT entry: 2417a

Part(s) of speech: Noun

Cognate: H8123, H8125, H8134, H8137