◄ 5905. Ir Shemesh ►
Strong's Lexicon Ir Shemesh: Ir Shemesh Original Word: עִיר שֶׁמֶשׁ Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: `Iyr Shemesh Pronunciation: eer sheh-mesh Phonetic Spelling: (eer sheh'-mesh) Definition: Ir Shemesh Meaning: Ir-Shemesh Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: עִיר (ʿir) meaning "city" and שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh) meaning "sun." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ir Shemesh in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. Usage: Ir Shemesh translates to "City of the Sun." It is a place name mentioned in the Bible, specifically in the context of territorial boundaries. Cultural and Historical Background: Ir Shemesh is mentioned in the context of the allotment of land to the tribes of Israel. The name suggests a location that may have been associated with sun worship or had a significant geographical feature related to the sun. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the sun was often revered, and cities named after the sun were not uncommon. The exact location of Ir Shemesh is not definitively known today, but it is believed to have been situated in the region allocated to the tribe of Dan or Judah. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from ir and shemesh Definition "city of the sun," a city in Dan NASB Translation Ir-shemesh (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ proper name, of a location (city of the sun(-god)), assigned to Dan Joshua 19:41 (P), = ׳בֵּית שׁ q. v.; πόλεις Σαμμαυς, A ᵐ5L πόλις Σαμες. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ir-shemesh From iyr and shemesh; city of the sun; Ir-Shemesh, a place in Palestine -- Ir-shemesh. see HEBREW iyr see HEBREW shemesh Forms and Transliterations שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ שמש׃ šā·meš šāmeš Shamesh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 19:41 HEB: וְאֶשְׁתָּא֖וֹל וְעִ֥יר שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ NAS: was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh, KJV: was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh, INT: was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 5905 1 Occurrence šā·meš — 1 Occ.