Strong H5885עֵין שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ
En-shemesh
- Transliteration
- ‛êyn shemesh
- Pronunciation
- ane sheh'-mesh
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
En-shemesh = "fountain of the sun"
Detailed definition
En-shemesh, a spring on the border between the territories of Judah and Benjamin, near Jerusalem.
In the biblical story
En-shemesh
Spring on the border between Judah and Benjamin
En-shemesh, a spring on the border between the territories of Judah and Benjamin, near Jerusalem.
In the Bible
Strong H5885 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shemesh2
First verses
- Joshua 15:7And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En–rogel:
- Joshua 18:17And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En–shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben,