ʻÎyr Shemesh — H5905

Definition

locative proper noun

Ir-Shemesh, a place in Palestine

1. Ir-shemesh = "city of the sun-god"
2. a city in Dan; probably the same as 'Beth-shemesh'

Usually translated as

Irshemesh

Origin

from H5892 and H8121; city of the sun

• Derived from ʻîyr (H5892)
• Derived from Shemesh (H8121)

Occurrences

ʻÎyr Shemesh occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1)

• Joshua 19:41 — And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh (וְעִ֥יר),