Word Study · Strong's H8121 · Hebrew
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
sheh'-mesh
“the sun”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
Rendered in the KJV as
[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).
- 134occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 28 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 42inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 134 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 42
- הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃20
- הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ18
- הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ17
- הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙9
- הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ9
- הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ5
- שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ4
- שָׁ֑מֶשׁ4
- שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃4
- הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ3
- שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙3
- הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁ2
and 30 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 18
- the sun90
- [the] sun21
- to the sun4
- sun3
- and the sun2
- O sun2
- [is] a sun1
- a sun of1
- and [the] sun1
- and sun1
- and to the sun1
- battlements your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 10
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular91
- noun · masculine or feminine singular27
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singular7
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncbsa · 91
- HNcbsa · 27
- HRd/Ncbsa · 7
- HC/Ncbsa · 2
- HC/Td/Ncbsa · 2
- HC/Rd/Ncbsa · 1
- HNcbsc · 1
- HNcbsc/Sp2fs · 1
- HNcbsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp2fs · 1
All 134, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ecclesiastes35 of 134 · 26%
- Psalms14 of 134 · 10%
- Joshua13 of 134 · 10%
- Deuteronomy10 of 134 · 7%
- Isaiah10 of 134 · 7%
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Genesis6 occurrences
- Genesis 15:12הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAs the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.here: the sun
- Genesis 15:17הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularWhen the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.here: the sun
- Genesis 19:23הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAnd by the time the sun had risen over the land, Lot had reached Zoar.here: the sun
- Genesis 28:11הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularOn reaching a certain place, he spent the night there because the sun had set. And taking one of the stones from that place, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep.here: the sun
- Genesis 32:31הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThe sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.here: the sun
- Genesis 37:9הַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThen Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”here: the sun
Exodus4 occurrences
- Exodus 16:21הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularEvery morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.here: the sun
- Exodus 17:12הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularWhen Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.here: the sun
- Exodus 22:3הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularBut if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.here: the sun
- Exodus 22:26הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularIf you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,here: the sun
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 21:11הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThey journeyed from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim in the wilderness opposite Moab to the east.here: the sun
- Numbers 25:4הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThen the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”here: the sun
Deuteronomy10 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 4:19הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularWhen you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.here: the sun
- Deuteronomy 4:41שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃shameshnoun · masculine or feminine singularThen Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the easthere: [the] sun
- Deuteronomy 4:47שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃shameshnoun · masculine or feminine singularThey took possession of the land belonging to Sihon and to Og king of Bashan—the two Amorite kings across the Jordan to the east—here: [the] sun
- Deuteronomy 11:30הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAre not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?here: the sun
- Deuteronomy 16:6הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularYou must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name. Do this in the evening as the sun sets, at the same time you departed from Egypt.here: the sun
- Deuteronomy 17:3וְלַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁ׀velashemeshconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singularand going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—here: and to the sun
- Deuteronomy 23:11הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularWhen evening approaches, he must wash with water, and when the sun sets he may return to the camp.here: the sun
- Deuteronomy 24:13הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularbe sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.here: the sun
- Deuteronomy 24:15הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularYou are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.here: the sun
- Deuteronomy 33:14שָׁ֑מֶשׁshameshnoun · masculine or feminine singularwith the bountiful harvest from the sun and the abundant yield of the seasons,here: [the] sun
Joshua13 occurrences
- Joshua 1:4הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularYour territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.here: the sun
- Joshua 1:15הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularuntil the LORD gives them rest as He has done for you, and your brothers also possess the land that the LORD your God is giving them. Then you may return to the land of your inheritance and take possession of that which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”here: the sun
- Joshua 8:29הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֩hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularHe hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.here: the sun
- Joshua 10:12שֶׁ֚מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularOn the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”here: O sun
- Joshua 10:13הַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularSo the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”here: the sun
- Joshua 10:13הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularSo the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”here: the sun
- Joshua 10:27הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAt sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.here: the sun
- Joshua 12:1הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularNow these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:here: the sun
- Joshua 13:5הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularthe land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon to the east, from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo-hamath.here: the sun
- Joshua 19:12הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularFrom Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.here: the sun
- Joshua 19:27הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ֮hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularthen turned eastward toward Beth-dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah-el, and went north to Beth-emek and Neiel, passing Cabul on the left.here: the sun
- Joshua 19:34הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThen the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor and ran from there to Hukkok, touching Zebulun on the south side, Asher on the west, and Judah at the Jordan on the east.here: the sun
- Joshua 23:4הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularSee, I have allotted as an inheritance to your tribes these remaining nations, including all the nations I have already cut off, from the Jordan westward to the Great Sea.here: the sun
Judges6 occurrences
- Judges 5:31הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularSo may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.here: the sun
- Judges 9:33הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAnd in the morning at sunrise, get up and advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, do to them whatever you are able.”here: the sun
- Judges 11:18שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙shemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularThen Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.here: [the] sun
- Judges 19:14הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularSo they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.here: the sun
- Judges 20:43שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃shameshnoun · masculine or feminine singularThey surrounded the Benjamites, pursued them, and easily overtook them in the vicinity of Gibeah on the east.here: [the] sun
- Judges 21:19הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”here: the sun
2 Samuel5 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 2:24וְהַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁvehashemeshconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularBut Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.here: and the sun
- 2 Samuel 3:35הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThen all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”here: the sun
- 2 Samuel 12:11הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThis is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.here: the sun
- 2 Samuel 12:12הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularYou have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”here: the sun
- 2 Samuel 23:4שָׁ֑מֶשׁshameshnoun · masculine or feminine singularis like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’here: [the] sun
2 Kings5 occurrences
- 2 Kings 3:22וְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁvehashemeshconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularWhen they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.here: and the sun
- 2 Kings 10:33הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularfrom the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.here: the sun
- 2 Kings 23:5לַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁlashemeshpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singularJosiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.here: to the sun
- 2 Kings 23:11לַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙lashemeshpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singularAnd he removed from the entrance to the house of the LORD the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun.here: to the sun
- 2 Kings 23:11הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAnd he removed from the entrance to the house of the LORD the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun.here: the sun
Psalms14 occurrences
- Psalms 19:4לַ֝שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁlashemeshpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singulartheir voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.here: for the sun
- Psalms 50:1שֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularThe Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets.here: [the] sun
- Psalms 58:8שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃shameshnoun · masculine or feminine singularLike a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.here: [the] sun
- Psalms 72:5שָׁ֑מֶשׁshameshnoun · masculine or feminine singularMay they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.here: [the] sun
- Psalms 72:17שֶׁמֶשׁ֮shemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularMay his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.here: [the] sun
- Psalms 74:16וָשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃vashameshconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThe day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.here: and [the] sun
- Psalms 84:11שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ׀shemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularFor the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.here: [is] a sun
- Psalms 89:36כַשֶּׁ֣מֶשׁkhashemeshpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singularhis offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,here: like the sun
- Psalms 104:19שֶׁ֝֗מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularHe made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.here: [the] sun
- Psalms 104:22הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThe sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.here: the sun
- Psalms 113:3שֶׁ֥מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularFrom where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.here: [the] sun
- Psalms 121:6הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThe sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.here: the sun
- Psalms 136:8הַ֭שֶּׁמֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularthe sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.here: the sun
- Psalms 148:3שֶׁ֣מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularPraise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.here: O sun
Ecclesiastes35 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 1:3הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularWhat does a man gain from all his labor, at which he toils under the sun?here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 1:5הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThe sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 1:5הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThe sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 1:9הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularWhat has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 1:14הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularI have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 2:11הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularYet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 2:17הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularSo I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 2:18הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularI hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 2:19הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAnd who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 2:20הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularSo my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 2:22הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularFor what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 3:16הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularFurthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 4:1הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAgain I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 4:3הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularBut better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 4:7הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAgain, I saw futility under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 4:15הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularI saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 5:13הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThere is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 5:18הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularHere is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 6:1הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThere is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 6:5שֶׁ֥מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularThe child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,here: [the] sun
- Ecclesiastes 6:12הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularFor who knows what is good for a man during the few days in which he passes through his fleeting life like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come after him under the sun?here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 7:11הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularWisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.here: of the sun
- Ecclesiastes 8:9הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAll this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 8:15הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularSo I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 8:15הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularSo I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 8:17הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularI saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 9:3הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThis is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 9:6הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularTheir love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 9:9הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularEnjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 9:9הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularEnjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 9:11הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularI saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 9:13הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularI have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 10:5הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThere is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 11:7הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularLight is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.here: the sun
- Ecclesiastes 12:2הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularbefore the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,here: the sun
Isaiah10 occurrences
- Isaiah 13:10הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularFor the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.here: the sun
- Isaiah 38:8בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁbashemeshpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singularI will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended.here: with the sun
- Isaiah 38:8הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularI will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended.here: the sun
- Isaiah 41:25שֶׁ֖מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularI have raised up one from the north, and he has come— one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.here: [the] sun
- Isaiah 45:6שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙shemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularso that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.here: [the] sun
- Isaiah 49:10וָשָׁ֑מֶשׁvashameshconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThey will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.here: and sun
- Isaiah 54:12שִׁמְשֹׁתַ֔יִךְshimshotayikhnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularI will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.here: battlements your
- Isaiah 59:19שֶׁ֖מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularSo shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.here: [the] sun
- Isaiah 60:19הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularNo longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.here: the sun
- Isaiah 60:20שִׁמְשֵׁ֔ךְshimshekhnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singularYour sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.here: sun your
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 8:2לַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁlashemeshpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singularThey will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.here: to the sun
- Jeremiah 15:9שִׁמְשָׁ֛הּshimshahnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularThe mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies,” declares the LORD.here: sun her
- Jeremiah 31:35שֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙shemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularThus says the LORD, who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name:here: [the] sun
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 8:16לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃lashameshpreposition with the article + noun · masculine or feminine singularSo He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.here: to the sun
- Ezekiel 32:7שֶׁ֚מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularWhen I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.here: [the] sun
Joel3 occurrences
- Joel 2:10שֶׁ֤מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularBefore them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.here: sun
- Joel 2:31הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙hashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularThe sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.here: the sun
- Joel 3:15שֶׁ֥מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularThe sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.here: sun
Jonah2 occurrences
- Jonah 4:8הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAs the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”here: the sun
- Jonah 4:8הַשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁhashemeshthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAs the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”here: the sun
Malachi2 occurrences
- Malachi 1:11שֶׁ֜מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singularFor My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.here: [the] sun
- Malachi 4:2שֶׁ֣מֶשׁshemeshnoun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.here: a sun of
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