HEBREW

שֶׁמֶשׁ H8121

shemesh · pronounced sheh'-mesh

Definition

the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement

Derivation

from an unused root meaning to be brilliant;

King James Version Usage

[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).