Word Study · Strong's H5885 · Hebrew
עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ
en Shemesh
ane sheh'-mesh
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÊyn Shemesh
“En-Shemesh, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
En-Shemesh, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Enshemesh.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- עֵ֣ין2
- שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ2
How it is rendered · 2
- En2
- Shemesh2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- proper noun (a name)4
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- HNpl · 4
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The ledger of occurrences
Joshua4 occurrences
- Joshua 15:7עֵ֣יןʾeinproper noun (a name)Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.here: En
- Joshua 15:7שֶׁ֔מֶשׁshemeshproper noun (a name)Then the border went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor, turning north to Gilgal, which faces the Ascent of Adummim south of the ravine. It continued along the waters of En-shemesh and came out at En-rogel.here: Shemesh
- Joshua 18:17עֵ֣יןʾeinproper noun (a name)From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.here: En
- Joshua 18:17שֶׁ֔מֶשׁshemeshproper noun (a name)From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.here: Shemesh