◄ 5905. Ir Shemesh ►
Lexicon Ir Shemesh: Ir Shemesh Original Word: עִיר שֶׁמֶשׁ Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: `Iyr Shemesh Pronunciation: eer sheh-mesh Phonetic Spelling: (eer sheh'-mesh) Definition: Ir Shemesh Meaning: Ir-Shemesh Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Ir-shemesh From iyr and shemesh; city of the sun; Ir-Shemesh, a place in Palestine -- Ir-shemesh. see HEBREW iyr see HEBREW shemesh NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from ir and shemesh Definition "city of the sun," a city in Dan NASB Translation Ir-shemesh (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs עִיר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ proper name, of a location (city of the sun(-god)), assigned to Dan Joshua 19:41 (P), = ׳בֵּית שׁ q. v.; πόλεις Σαμμαυς, A ᵐ5L πόλις Σαμες. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from עִיר (ir, meaning "city") and שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh, meaning "sun"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Ir-Shemesh, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location within the Old Testament context. Usage: Ir-Shemesh is a proper noun used to refer to a specific location in the biblical text. It is mentioned as a city within the territory of the tribe of Dan. Context: Ir-Shemesh, meaning "City of the Sun," is a location mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically in the context of the territorial allotments of the tribes of Israel. It is found in the Book of Joshua, where it is listed among the cities given to the tribe of Dan. The reference to Ir-Shemesh is found in Joshua 19:41: "The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-Shemesh," (BSB). The name suggests a possible connection to sun worship or a significant solar event, which was not uncommon in ancient Near Eastern cultures. The exact location of Ir-Shemesh is not definitively known today, but it is believed to have been situated in the lowland region of the tribe of Dan, possibly near the modern site of Ain Shems, which is associated with the ancient city of Beth-Shemesh. The mention of Ir-Shemesh highlights the diverse cultural and religious influences present in the region during the biblical period. Forms and Transliterations שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ שמש׃ šā·meš šāmeš Shamesh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 19:41 HEB: וְאֶשְׁתָּא֖וֹל וְעִ֥יר שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ NAS: was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh, KJV: was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh, INT: was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 5905 1 Occurrence šā·meš — 1 Occ.