עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ

ir she.meshNounH5905

Ir-shemesh

From: from H5892 (עִיר) and H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ); city of the sun;

Short Definition

Ir-Shemesh, a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

Ir-shemesh = "city of the sun-god" a city in Dan; probably the same as 'Beth-shemesh' Another spelling of bet she.mesh (*בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ *"Beth-shemesh" H1053)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

1 time

Appears 1 time in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Joshua
1

Key Passages

  • Joshua 19:41

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