Strong's Lexicon

H1053

H1053 — בֵּיתּ שֶׁמֶשׁ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewBeythName/l.Occurrences: 21

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1053
Word:	בֵּיתּ שֶׁמֶשׁ
Part of Speech:	Name/l.
Etymology:	from H1004 and H8121
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	21
Transliteration:	Beyth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	Shemesh (bayth sheh'-mesh) n/l.
Meaning:	1. house of (the) sun 2. Beth-Shemesh, a place in Israel
KJV Renderings:	Beth-shemesh.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1091

בֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ proper name [of a location] (sun-temple) — ׳ שׁ ׳ בּ Josh 19:22 + 8 t., ׳ שֿׁ ׳ בּ Josh 15:10 + 6 t.; שָׁ֑מֶשׁ ׳ בּ Josh 19:38 + 4 t.; —

1. city in southwest Judah Josh 15:10; 1Sam 6:9; 1Sam 6:12 (twice in verse); 1Sam 6:13; 1Sam 6:15; 1Sam 6:19; 1Sam 6:20; 1Kgs 4:9; 2Kgs 14:13 = 2Chr 25:23; 2Chr 28:18 distinguished from other places of same name as אֲשֶׁר לִיהוּדָה ׳ שׁ ׳ בּ 2Kgs 14:11 = 2Chr 25:21 assigned to Levites Josh 21:16 = 1Chr 6:44 — ruin at modern `Ain Shems Rob^{BR ii. 223 f.} Bd^{Pal 163} Survey^{iii. 35, 60.}

2. city in Naphtali Josh 19:38; Judg 1:33 (twice in verse)

3. city in Issachar Josh 19:22 possibly `Ain esh-Shemsîyeh, Jordan valley, south of Beisân (Beth Shean) Survey^{ii. 231.}

4. = On-Heliopolis, in Egypt Jer 43:13 Rob^{BR i. 25} Eb^{GS 505 f.} Dl^{Pa 318 f}.

BDB6038

עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ proper name [of a location] (city of the sun(-god)), assigned to Dan Josh 19:41 ( P ), = ׳ בֵּית שׁ q. v.; πόλεις Σαμμαυς, A ᵐ5 ^L πόλις Σαμες.