Strong H5905עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ
Ir-shemesh
- Transliteration
- ‛îyr shemesh
- Pronunciation
- err sheh'-mesh
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Ir-shemesh = "city of the sun-god"
Detailed definition
Beth-shemesh was a city allotted to Judah and the Levites, associated with the return of the Ark of the Covenant from the Philistines. (Multiple references, see article for details)
In the biblical story
Beth-shemesh
City in Judah, associated with the Ark's return.
Beth-shemesh was a city allotted to Judah and the Levites, associated with the return of the Ark of the Covenant from the Philistines. (Multiple references, see article for details)
In the Bible
Strong H5905 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shemesh1
First verses
- Joshua 19:41And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir–shemesh,